unityzeitgeist
In previous question I asked how to disable zeitgeist Disabling Zeitgeist.
After I removed all packages, I was unable to find anything via unity launcher! Shortcuts to media apps, internet apps…dont work.
Reinstalling zeitgeist didnt help.
Any idea how to recover unity?
Go to System Settings and choose Privacy.
Then, turn off the button next to Record Activity. Now, your recent documents will no longer be logged by Zeitgeist.
If you want to delete Mate and restore Unity, you can try this:
Open a terminal,
Press Ctrl+Alt+T
Run it:
sudo -i
apt-get update
apt-get install --reinstall aptitude deborphan
aptitude remove '?and(?reverse-depends(mate),?not(?reverse-depends(?exact-name(ubuntu-desktop))))'
apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
deborphan
apt-get --purge remove $(deborphan)
deborphan --libdevel
apt-get --purge remove $(deborphan --libdevel)
deborphan --find-config
dpkg --purge $(deborphan --find-config)
apt-get autoremove
apt-get clean
reboot
This removes the installed packages that reverse-depend on mate and not those for ubuntu-desktop.
Best Answer
Fixed by installing unity add-ons: unity-place-applications and unity-place-files.
I can call this a bug: uninstall zeitgeist, install zeitgeist and you lose unity application and place files add-ons. They should be independent.