Unity is using something that looks like Emerald instead of the correct theme (like Metacity)

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Published on 2011-06-29T03:21:40Z Indexed on 2011/06/29 8:31 UTC
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I just upgraded my netbook thus: Lucid -> Maverick -> Natty. (I skipped Maverick other than as an upgrade step due to issues with Unity.)

Now, I seem to be stuck with something that looks like Emerald but apparently isn't (see note below). Compiz is running, as is gtk-window-decorator, but my title bars aren't following Ubuntu's theme. I was using the Ambiance theme with no problems until the upgrade to Natty.

Here's a screenshot: Emerald theme

How can I get the default theme?

Note: I never installed Emerald, and as far as I can tell it isn't installed. There's no running process containing the string emerald. So I'm not sure where gtk-window-decorator is getting its configuration from.

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