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I've turned off Unity in control centre and now have no access to turn back on

Asked by David Orchard

Keyboard shortcuts (meta + number) for unity were not working, so I turned unity off from the control center. Now I can no longer access the control center (no keyboard shortcut?) and restore unity. My machine is configured to log me in directly, so I am not even able to choose the classic version of the Ubuntu desktop as a possible way round this problem. I can now see my files but have no other menus at all! For me this is a real HELP!

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Best enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

Try to do this:
1. Login into Ubuntu
2. Open a terminal by hitting CTRL + ALT + T
3. Insert and run this command:
gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1
unity --reset

4. Restart, this should work.

If when you hit CTRL + ALT + T and nothing happen, do this:
1. At login screen select Recovery Console at bottom:
http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/extra/LINUX/large/ubuntu1104classicgnome-large_002.jpg
2. Insert and run this command:
gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1
unity --reset

3. Restart, this should work.

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David Orchard (daveinbegur) said : 		#2

Thanks Enrico "eNry" Carafa, that solved my question.