how to change from Unity3D to Unity2D in 12.04

[hopefulkayaker]

Because of a really obnoxious hardware issue which I'll address in another thread, I am currently running 12.04 with Unity3D using a video card which is not capable of handling the 3D version of Unity.

I know that you can change which desktop environment on the login screen, but I have it set up to login automatically, so the login screen doesn't even appear. How do I get back to Unity 2D?

[rai4shu2]

If you can't log out from the GUI, you could always press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and login from there. Then:


sudo restart lightdm

should get you to the graphical login.

[hopefulkayaker]

That caused the desktop to reload, without displaying the login screen.

[markbl]

Can't you just log out from the top right user menu? Then select Ubuntu 2D from the login screen option list.

[JohnAadams]

you need to do a graphical adviser they will suggest you.

[hopefulkayaker]

Aha! Yes, markbl, apparently so. Thanks a lot.