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I realize this gets reported a fair amount but I've searched as much as I can and nothing appears to be helping. After doing an update last night, I logged in today and cannot see the launcher or menu bar. When I open a terminal window, the title bar at the top is cut off, so I suspect that there might be something scaling-related. It could be:

  1. that the launcher and menu bar are no longer there
  2. the launcher and menu bar are there, but beyond the borders of the laptop screen.

When I get to the login screen, I can see the menu bar with the time, battery display, wifi, etc.

When I log in to a guest account, the launcher and menu bar appear.

Here are the things that I've tried so far:

  1. sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install unity
sudo shutdown -r now

  2. sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
setsid unity

    (when I run these steps, I get a brief resize of the desktop, then it seems stuck on "unity7 start/running, process 8299")

  3. mv ~/.config ~/.config_backup

  4. rm -rf .compiz-1

  5. sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
setsid unity

  6. dconf reset /com/ubuntu/user-interface/scale-factor

  7. sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
dconf-editor

    open path com -> ubuntu -> user-interface cannot change the scale factor, it doesn't allow me to enter a numeric value

  8. unity --reset (screen briefly resizes, then goes back to "normal")

  9. initctl restart unity-panel-service
  10. The steps given here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeCs_gIey6c although I don't get the dialog boxes about "resolving conflicts"

Everything has been followed with a reboot.

WinEunuuchs2Unix
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lengthy_preamble
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Please try removing .cache directory on Home:

rm -rf ~/.cache
cesaramirezfr
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OK Guys, I have found the solution posted in another forum and it works for me and at least two others - very simple. Open a terminal by right clicking on the background then type in this command: sudo -r ~/.cache then reboot.

Erica Hollis
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As per this accepted answer, try:

rm -rf ~/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/*
sudo reboot

Your step #4 isn't exactly the same thing. For example:

rick@alien:~$ locate ~/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/*
/home/rick/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/config
/home/rick/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/done_upgrades
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
rick@alien:~$ rm -rf .compiz-1 # Your step 4)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
rick@alien:~$ locate ~/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/*
/home/rick/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/config
/home/rick/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/done_upgrades

The compiz files in question are still there.

WinEunuuchs2Unix
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