My desktop disappeared, how do I get it back? [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This morning when I logged into my Ubuntu, after login screen the complete desktop was empty, the only operation I could perform is right-click and open terminal.
What I've tried:
-
Ctrl+Alt+F1
unity --reset: didn't work - From terminal
unity --reset: didn't work - And from login screen selecting Ubuntu 2D and that also didn't solve the problem.
My laptop is Toshiba SA-60 onboard ATI graphic card with 1 GB RAM.
Please tell me how to solve this problem. I don't want to reinstall Ubuntu as whenever I install a I/O error pops up, forget about that. I don't want to reinstall Ubuntu. Please help.
Solution 1:
- Install
gnome-tweak-tool.
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
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Go to Desktop list item. Make sure Have file manager handle the desktop is turned ON.
Solution 2:
The answer is kind of weird. Because you have tried the right things to reset unity.
Lets try once again,
Press Alt+Ctrl+F1, login and then enter these commands one by one.
sudo lightdm stop
gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1
unity --reset-icons
unity --reset
Have you played with any config file, x org configuration last time?
sudo reboot now
Solution 3:
I had the same problem and I was unable to reset unity. I finally solved by reinstalling libgrail5:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgrail5