Here's an update to comment #146: Having suggested enabling the "login automatically" feature I went back to actually try it. A-Ha it never failed; and then again; now; logging in ASAP after boot never failed either. Obviously I'd made a change along the line that had "fixed" my system.
After digging around the logs and finding nothing; it turned out to be AUDIO. I had plugged in my speakers. Now 16.04 looks for ACTIVE audio sinks and has no default audio output if none can be found. I think it may be the "Ubuntu Drums" playing at the login screen that cause a problem if no audio sink is available. With speakers attached, my system always presents menus; however I login. When "login automatically" is enabled, no "Drums" are played and my system always works with or without speakers attached. [What an excellent bug this is turning out to be] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532226 Title: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1532226/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
