For some reason the sidebar and the top bar disappeared on my Ubuntu 14.04. Ctrl+Alt+t does not start a terminal. I tried to remove .config
and .cache/compizconfig-1
, I tried to restart and reinstall unity, but to no avail.
I have some files on my desktop. If I open them, the corresponding application starts but the menu at the top does not show.
I also tried to use ccsm as suggested here Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears but it did not work.
Best Answer
Open a tty terminal: Ctrl+Alt+F1.
Next, log into your account and run the following commands: