[Ubuntu 13.04] Problems reinstalling Unity after uninstalling Gnome

[mslinn]

I originally installed the default Ubuntu 13.04 desktop with Unity. Later I installed the complete Gnome package. Because this installation runs under Vmware Workstation, I found loads > 5 were common, so I want to go back to Unity. Here is an edited version of the history. For a while, upon bootup, I first saw only a blue square for a second then I only saw a black screen after that. I could log in via ssh. After some fussing I restored Gnome. How can I go back to Unity?

404 sudo apt-get install --reinstall unity-services ubuntu-desktop dconf-tools unity
405 sudo apt-get install gdm
407 sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
408 setsid unity
409 sudo /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
410 sudo apt-get install lightdm lightdm-greeter-example-gtk
415 sudo reboot
418 sudo apt-get uninstall gnome-shell
419 sudo apt-get remove gnome-shell
420 sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
421 sudo reboot
422 sudo apt-get uninstall gnome
423 sudo apt-get remove gnome
424 sudo apt-get remove gnome-*
425 sudo apt-get remove gnome-common
426 sudo apt-get remove full-gnome3-experience
427 sudo apt-get remove full-gnome-desktop
428 sudo dpkg-reconfigure
429 sudo apt-get install ubuntu-settings
430 sudo apt-get autoremove
431 sudo apt-get remove gnome-documents
432 sudo apt-get remove gnome-boxes
433 sudo apt-get install overlay-scrollbar*
434 sudo apt-get install unity
440 sudo apt-get install unity-reset
441 sudo apt-get update
442 dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
443 sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
444 dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
445 sudo unity --reset-icons
451 sudo unity --reset-icons &disown
452 sudo reboot
453 sudo apt-get install --reinstall unity-services
454 sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
455 sudo apt-get autoremove
456 sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
457 dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
460 sudo unity --reset-icons
461 unity --reset-icons
462 sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
467 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
468 sudo apt-get autoremove
469 sudo reboot
472 sudo apt-get remove unity
473 sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop unity
477 sudo dpkg-reconfigure
478 sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
480 sudo gdm&
481 sudo apt-get remove compizconfig-settings-manager
482 sudo apt-get remove compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
483 sudo apt-get remove compiz-plugins-extra
484 sudo apt-get purge compiz*
485 sudo apt-get install unity-2d
486 sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
487 sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-2d
488 sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-2d
489 sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
490 sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl
491 sudo apt-get install emerald
492 sudo apt-get install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
493 sudo apt-get install git compiz-plugins-extra
494 sudo apt-get install compiz-plugins-extra
495 sudo apt-get install unity
496 gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1
497 gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compizconfig-1
498 unity --reset
499 unity --reset-icons


Here is how I restored Gnome:

490 sudo aptitude update
491 sudo apt-get install aptitude
492 sudo apt-get install dselect
493 sudo dselect access
494 sudo dselect update
495 sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
496 sudo apt-get dselect-update
497 sudo aptitude upgrade
498 sudo apt-get autoremove
499 sudo apt-get autoclean
500 sudo reboot

Is there a way forward?

[dino99]

unity needs gnome by the way; so what you are doing make no sense.

[mslinn]

If you know how to restore Unity, then you would be more helpful if you offered a suggestion.