[Bug 884691] Re: The new thing on the left constantly crashes

2011-11-05 Thread Eric Polin
Not since I upgraded, that's for sure, as I would not have been able to find it with this new environment and I did not know the ccsm command: I just tried it and discovered it was Compiz. Plus, I would not expect Compiz to work any more: isn't it gnome-bound? And before that, the only thing I

[Bug 884691] Re: The new thing on the left constantly crashes

2011-11-05 Thread Phil V
Alright, so that's not the problem then. CCSM is a tool a lot of users use to configure some aspects of compiz and its incompatible with a lot of configurations in the newest version of Ubuntu. Compiz itself works fine otherwise, as Unity is built on top of gnome 3, and its still in use for visual

[Bug 884691] Re: The new thing on the left constantly crashes

2011-11-04 Thread Eric Polin
The unity launcher does not show up at all any more. Exactly like the Start button's bar in Windows when Explorer crashes. The icon at the top right is missing in my account, which is annoying. It is not the case when I log under another account on the same computer. -- You received this bug

[Bug 884691] Re: The new thing on the left constantly crashes

2011-11-04 Thread Phil V
Thank you for clarifying that. Did you by chance mess around with any settings in CCSM? That is known to break Unity in a manner similar to what you're describing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 884691] Re: The new thing on the left constantly crashes

2011-11-01 Thread Robert Roth
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[Bug 884691] Re: The new thing on the left constantly crashes

2011-11-01 Thread Phil V
The unity launcher does auto-hide after some time, are you sure you aren't observing that behavior? Also, could you describe the problem more? I'm not sure how the unity launcher crashing would cause you to have to reboot from the console, as shut down options are available in the top right corner