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How can I restore my active desktop?

How can I restore my Ubuntu desktop dock bar (please read description)?

  • I tried to apply some Compiz effects in my Ubuntu but I suppose something went wrong and I unabled something as now, when I turn it on, nothing appears: after login, I can just see the background and my desktop shortcuts: no side dock bar or top bar. I've installed Ubuntu last week and I don't know it very well. When start in in Safe Mode, the top bar appears and, although there's not the side dock bar, another bar appears in the bottom (I think that's normal in the Safe Mode). I have a Terminal shortcut, so I can access it, and when I create shortcutut in the Safe Mode it also appears in the Normal one, so access to software won't be a problem while solving this issue. Please help!

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    How To Change The Settings Of The Ubuntu 11.04 Unity Desktop With CompizConfig Settings Manager http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/change-settings-ubuntu-unity-compizconfig-settings-manager/ CompizConfig Settings Manager (CCSM) http://wiki.compiz.org/CCSM CompizPlugins http://wiki.compiz.org/CompizPlugins PluginsMain http://wiki.compiz.org/PluginsMain PluginsExtra http://wiki.compiz.org/PluginsExtra LUg.

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Happens all the time with stupid compiz. Delete the .compiz folder in your /home. (alt+h to show it). If by chance that doesn't work remove compiz completely, you can put it back after. #sudo apt-get purge compiz There are other ways to troubleshoot this, but since you can't log in normally this is the quickest.

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