How do i switch to Unity from Xmonad

Question

Im a real noob with computers and installed accidentally Xmonad, without knowning that it was code-based. How can i switch back to unity?

Answer 1

Two imperfect ways to do this:

(Assuming Unity is still installed)

• ctrl + alt + t to open up a terminal, and type:

  unity --replace

or

• Log out of your account, and do this Switching window manager/desktop environments?

Answer 2

Use CTRL + ALT + F1 like you did before and login with your username and password.

Then type this:

sudo apt-get purge xmonad && sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

When that's said and done with, you can start a regular xsession with this command:

sudo service lightdm start

or

sudo service lightdm restart

To bypass the login screen and go directly into your default desktop type:

startx

To see if there are any other related packages still installed you can type this command:

dpkg -l | grep xmonad

No output = no packages are installed.