The reason the reinstall didn't fix the issue is because I have the /home folder on a separate partition and upon logging in for the first time, Unity was reading the hidden files in the user's home directory. Apparently, after the final release, there were some previously created (during the beta) configuration files that Unity no longer understood after release day.
I fixed the problem by deleting all hidden files and folders from the user's home directory (using the Live DVD), and (although probably not necessary) I reinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 after this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309806 Title: Unity Broken Today - No Panels or Launcher After Logon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1309806/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
