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Ubuntu 16.04 no menu bar or launcher - help!

Just upgraded to 16.04. Due the screen flicker I followed the guide posted by Zacharee 1! The screen doesn't flicker anymore. However although I can login there is no menu bar of launcher. I've tried ...
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No launcher and menu bar on ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

There is no launcher, menu bar and dash on my ubuntu 16.04. Happened when I logged in. Didn't do any changes to the system on my previous session. 16.04 has been working fine for me since it was ...
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How to change Gsettings via remote shell?

I need to automate desktop configuration via Puppet, virtual terminal or ssh. Unfortunately, invocation of gsettings via ssh or virtual terminal gives: gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/...
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upgrade 16.04 > 16.04.1 = unable to move windows (even though move windows is checked in ccsm) and other gui issues

Very new ubuntu user here. I just updated ubuntu (running on virtualbox on windows) from 16.04 to 16.04.1. When I rebooted my vm - all of the menus, panels, minimise/maximise/close elements were not ...
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Cannot login to tty / Login incorrect / Unity Launcher and Menu Bar disappeared in 14.04 [duplicate]

I'm facing the same (or similar) issue as described here: Unity Launcher and Top Panel disappeared in 14.04 Unfortunately I cannot try the provided solution (https://askubuntu.com/a/476623), as I ...
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Unity Top Bar and Launcher disappeared Feb 24/2018 [duplicate]

I had run apt upgrade a couple of days back, and restarted my PC a while after, when the top bar and the launcher disappeared. I have tried all the following solutions, but none of them worked: ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 - Error on line 1 char 1

I have been using Ubuntu 14.04 for some weeks now dual booted with Vista on a Dell Inspiron laptop. I use a dual monitor set up which was working fine. I unplugged my laptop once from the external ...
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Cannot install unity due to compiz-core-abiversion-20110828

I lost my unity 3d, and I want to install it back. But when I want to install it back, it raises this error: utm@utm:~$ sudo apt-get install unity Reading package lists... Done Building dependency ...
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Black 'X' instead of cursor, no tool bar nor full windows

I use Ubuntu 16.04 and everything had been working fine until I logged in yesterday. I restarted my dell laptop several times but nothing changed. First difference which I spotted is the lack of ...
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Launcher, menubar, toppanel and window borders disappeared in Ubuntu 16.04

I tried all the stuff available in the following links. Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2278870 Unity Launcher and Top Panel ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 No Dash No Menu on an User Account

So my ubuntu doesn't have dash and menu bar after I logged in. But when I create and logged in as another user or logged in as a guest, the dash and menu work normally. What do you think went wrong ...
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compiz CCSM crashed launcher- and windows-bar on Ubuntu 14LTS?

Wanted to make some window-behavior settings regarding Alt+Tab-cycling. Then after wanted to set the default behavior back. Then the entire desktop lost the unity launcher and all window-menu bars. ...
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Unity Launcher and Top Panel disappeared in 14.04 some suggested solutin does not work

I tried the suggested solutions Unity Launcher and Top Panel disappeared in 14.04 and Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears, but still I am not able to get the launcher. What else I can ...
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Launcher and menu bar have disappeared on Ubuntu 15.10

Yesterday, I uninstalled several applications. When I rebooted the computer, I found that the launcher and menu bar had disappeared and every function related to them has gone. I read this post: ...
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Can anyone help me find and install beta amd driver?

I have amd kaveri 7850k chipset, there is a beta driver but having problems finding it can anyone link it and explain how to install it? *Ubuntu 16.04 is my OS
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