[HELP] No Desktop, Icons, or Terminal.

[jordan63]

Please help. I log in and there is nothings here. I can't open terminal (ctrl+t). I really need documents inside so I would really rather not have to delete all my data in order to get my desktop back.

Please someone one with knowledge help me step by step. I have read multiple forums and spent hours trying. To no avail.

[jordan63]

I fixed it guys. Here's how



Switch to a virtual terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1), log in and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
sudo mv ~/.Xauthority ~/.Xauthority.backup

Reboot and select gnome on login.

Once logged in open a terminal (e. g. with Ctrl+T) and run:
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
unity-tweak-tool --reset-unity

Log out and log in again using Unity this time and that fixed it for me.

[RobGoss]

Glad to see you solved your problem and thank you for posting your solution, If you don't mind can you mark this thread as Solved just use the Thread tool tab from the drop down menu at the top of this post