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I'm running 14.04. I've already got half way there. I've reinstalled ubuntu-desktop, but my actual desktop is still not working. No icons displayed, can't right click or drag, same wallpaper as login screen (with the little Ubuntu watermark at the bottom), and in the top left corner it says nothing (should say Ubuntu Desktop). Ive already removed GNOME, reinstalled ubuntu-desktop, and purged/installed Nautilus, but nothing has worked.

Additionally, the gnome theme is still in the grub and boot logo. Fixing this isn't top priority, but if it can be fixed, that'd be awesome!

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    Unity breaks after installing Gnome Shell sounds like you are using a third party repository to install latest gnome desktop, are you?
    – xangua
    Mar 19, 2015 at 7:29
  • I installed using the Ubuntu store thing originally, but then I did it from apt-get. I've removed both since though
    – Cman1468
    Mar 19, 2015 at 7:36
  • Just checked, it was ubuntu-gnome-desktop that I install/removed from atp-get
    – Cman1468
    Mar 19, 2015 at 18:18
  • Please consider asking a separate question regarding the issue with the logo in grub. It seems unrelated. Mar 31, 2015 at 17:24

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Okay, I found a solution here.

Basically what I did was to install tasksel: sudo apt-get install tasksel

Then run it: sudo tasksel

Then deselect (using the space key) the entry "Ubuntu GNOME Desktop" and select "OK".

It then uninstalled a host of packages, including some programs that I didn't expect it to, and that I use on a daily basis (like Anki), but when I rebooted the computer, the interface was back to normal – including replacing the Gnome logo during startup (grub) and shutdown with the proper Ubuntu logo. Use at your own risk! :)

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