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I just upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 and I do not like the Gnome desktop environment. I know that to switch back to unity you have to install ubuntu-unity-desktop and select "Unity (default)" at login, but it doesn't work.

What happens is that I still end up in Gnome, even though I selected Unity. However, this problem seems confined to the root user (which is the user I normally use), since I can successfully log in to other accounts in Unity. How do I fix that? In which log file should I look to find the problem?

(I have been using root to log in to Unity for years now so don't try to talk me out of it).

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    Have you tried both gdm and lightdm to log in as root?
    – Aryo Adhi
    May 18, 2018 at 3:24
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    I did now (had to freshly install Ubuntu 18.04 and set gdm as default display manager) and it works, thanks!
    – nc404
    May 19, 2018 at 23:13

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Start with a 1604 installation with Unity, then upgrade/dist-upgrade it to 1804.

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  • The question was solved a year ago in comments but no one posted the answer.
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Jul 9, 2019 at 21:56
  • @WinEunuuchs2Unix Then you can post it as an answer and accept it after two days.
    – linux64kb
    Jul 12, 2019 at 16:16
  • Only nc404 can accept an answer and who knows if they will every sign on again?
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Jul 12, 2019 at 17:17

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