precise unstable: updates have left gnome 3 unusable, how can I repair gnome 3

Asked by BavarianPH

I was running precise gnome 3.4 quite comfortably.
(I hate unity)
Until I chose a 600 pkg precise update.
On reboot gnome 3.4 was unusable,
(just a blue, blank screen with nothing else)
Unity works.
Gnome 3.4 does not work.

How can I get gnome 3.4 to work again?

BavarianPH

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

Unity is a shell for Gnome, so Gnome must work for Unity to work...

What do you mean by 'Gnome 3.4' ?

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BavarianPH (bavarianph) said :
#2

precise update destroyed gnome-shell 3.4,
gnome 3.4 desktop,
all gnome 3.4 extentions
log in to gnome takes one
to a blue, blank screen!

Unity stole Ubuntu,
Gnome is no longer called Ubuntu.
Ubuntu no longer credits gnome,
yet without gnome, there would
be no unity, no Ubuntu.

I think unity is causing gnome-shell to malfunction.

Still, the question remains, how can we get
gnome-shell 3.4 & gnome 3.4, as in gnome-shell 3.4
desktop, gnome-shell 3.4 extensions, etc., to
work?

BavarianPH

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#3

In case report a bug.
Users who like it rock stable should wait until point release.
Precise does not claim to be finished.
Today is final freeze and there're still 100+ bug fixes arriving daily.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get --reinstall install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get --reinstall install gnome-shell
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo reboot

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BavarianPH (bavarianph) said :
#4

followed your advise, still fails to start
gnome-shell.
A message pops up:

"No system tray detected on this system."
"Unable to start, exiting."

Please advice.

BavarianPH

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#5

Consider reinstall of daily current or wait until final. In the meantime you could search bug reports if there is a known issue with gnome-shell. If not it may be hardware or misconfiguration issue.

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BavarianPH (bavarianph) said :
#6

the precise update seems the most likely
failure, the update some how erased or
misconfigured gnome, gnome-shell 3.4
worked fine
reinstall of daily current failed before,
I would like to preserve my current
system.
over a hundred people are affected
by this anomally.

I will try the daily current.

BaverianPH

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#7

> would like to preserve my current system.

Shouldn't be a problem if there is a separate /home partition or any backup.
At least then you'll find out if it's an user defined misconfiguration.

> over a hundred people are affected

Source please.

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BavarianPH (bavarianph) said :
#8

About 100 people are "Also notified" about Question #193464 -

After reinstalling precise,
04/14/2012 daily desktop image (.iso),
for the second time, as you know,
only installs Ubuntu Unity;
after installing Gnome-Shell manually,

http://www.noobslab.com/2012/03/install-gnome-34-on-ubuntulinux-mint.html
        sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
        sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
        sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
        sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

(http://www.noobslab.com/2012/03/howto-enable-gnome-shell-themes-in.html
        wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53319850/NoobsLab.com/gnome-shell-extensions-common.deb
        sudo dpkg -i gnome-shell-extensions-common.deb
        wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53319850/NoobsLab.com/gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme.deb
        sudo dpkg -i gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme.deb
        sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/gnome3
        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-common
        sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-user-theme
        sudo apt-get -f install)

it finally worked. - :

How asinine to not even give Gnome-Shell
(v.3.4) at least equal importance with Unity.
As you wrote, "Unity is a shell for Gnome,
so Gnome must work for Unity to work..."
Gnome-Shell 3.4 is a by FAR a much better
Shell than Unity will ever be, yet Gnome-Shell
is not even called Ubuntu anymore, only Gnome.
Alas, millions of users are divided, perplexed,
and upset at those who killed the REAL Ubuntu,
and denigrated Gnome 3.4 as a slave to Unity!
Worse yet, Unity will alienate many open-
source, free seekers,
they will go right back to Microsoft.

If you want to see the real Ubuntu:
Ultimate Edition 3.2:
is unlike any Linux distro I have seen;
Choice:
Ultimate Edition 3.2 has:
Gnome 3, Gnome Classic, Gnome fallback, Unity,
Unity 2D, and XMBC selectable via login screen.
 A crisp new GTK/3 theme &
a comprehensive software package. -
My choice. -

I feel, that Mark S. has sold us out!

Power corrupts, etc. ...!

BavarianPH

Ubuntu, what is it?

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BavarianPH (bavarianph) said :
#9

Gnome-Shell 3.4 is working,
my advice:
carefully and sparingly add
to Gnome-Shell, reboot,
log out & log in often,
in order to reverse any
incompatible addition.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#10

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/

Daily Precise Xubuntu ISO. Doesn't install Unity.....

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#11

Glad you've got it working again. Enjoy Gnome-shell. You know it's available from universe repo without need of ppa?

> About 100 people are "Also notified"

Yep, similar to any other question or bug.