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When I restarted my Ubuntu after it being updated, I found the Unity launch bar was gone.

I tried looking up several solutions online, blindly typing in the commands that others suggested, and I found after the umpteenth time rebooting after typing in another foreign command, I found I couldn't even open up the terminal with the Ctrl+Alt+t shortcut either and I have no idea how to fix this.

This was the last set of instructions I remember following before terminal stopped opening.

Install CCSM

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

And then run it in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t)

ccsm

Then search for "Ubuntu Unity Plugin". If it's not checked, check it.

If it is checked you may have another issue. Try restarting compiz:

kill -9pidof compiz`

This will kill it, it should start up again, if it doesn't, CTRL+ALT+F2 and then type:

sudo service lightdm restart

to restart the window manager. Go back to the terminal and run:

unity --reset

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I just had exactly the same problem on Ubuntu 13.10. Unity launcher gone and ctrl + alt + t shortcut not working. I opened xterm by typing CTRL+ALT+F2 and tried unity --reset, but that did not work since it is deprecated in ubuntu > 12.10.

This solution worked for me:

  1. Log into unity.
  2. Right click on the desktop and create a new folder.
  3. Open the folder and go to /usr/bin and start gnome-terminal by clicking on it.
  4. Type ccsm in the terminal to start compiz config settings manager.
  5. Go to preferences -> plugin list.
  6. Uncheck the automatic plugin list. And enable all the plugins.
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  1. Right click on desktop and create new folder
  2. open folder and go to /usr/bin and double click on gnome-terminal
  3. type in sudo open unity and type in password

That shall be it

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  • It may be better/easier to run that command from outside of the current desktop session. You can change to an actual terminal with Ctrl+Alt+F1. Mar 4, 2015 at 14:07

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