I had same problem. before I delete .gconf, .gconfd, .metactiy etc.. but problem also continue. I create a new user account and try in it. everything seems ok. then I delete my old saved themes under ~/.theme and ~/.config then the problem solved.
It takes my hours but I solve it. Also I have to reconfigure my old gnome settings. -- metacity crashes on login - no window manager https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/559111 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs