Restore old desktop

Question

My Ubuntu Desktop display system has been crashed after automated updates via update manager. How can restore my old version of Ubuntu Desktop?

Answer 1

Try these three commands:

Instructions:

1. Log out of X. I can't do this, since my logout menu didn't appears.

2. Find a virtual terminal (press Ctrl+Alt+F1) and login.

3. Kill X if you can't logout:

   sudo killall Xorg
   

   X will die, restart, and switch virtual terminal. Switch back with Ctrl+Alt+F1.

4. Then run:

   mv -v ~/.config/compiz-1 ~/.config/compiz-1.BROKEN
   mv -v ~/.config/dconf ~/.config/dconf.BROKEN
   

5. Then go back to X (Ctrl+Alt+F7) and login.

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