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I installed the Nvidia GT 520M using the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

and then I restarted my computer and it logs in fine, however there is no menu bar, no side menu or anything, just my Desktop. I can open folders on my Desktop, however I cannot close these. I can open the terminal. Here is an what my screen looks like (I can take screen shots)

All that i can see

This is my whole screen. What do I do to get the GUI functioning properly again? Also, I am running Ubuntu 13.04

Brandyn
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I hate this answer because it's like blindly smashing with a sledgehammer when I should find the real cause, but it's what I've done when various upgrades muck the desktop environment:

  1. press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a non-graphical terminal
  2. login as me
  3. tar cvfz config-files-2013-may-30.tar.gz .config .gconf
  4. rm -rf .config .gconf
  5. exit
  6. pres Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back to the graphical login
  7. login as me and the .config and .gconf directories are made anew by the display manager.

Obviously step (3) is present in case this makes things worse.

I really hate this answer but it gets me back to work. I hope someone posts a better one.

msw
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