Fresh Ubuntu 12.10 install no desktop or wing bar
- by Travis
After a fresh installm of ubuntu 12.10 (complete erase) after logging in it appears i have no taskbar or much of anything, although i can still execute my terminal with CTRL+ALT+T. i looked around a little, seems i'm not the only person who has had this problem.
I found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12303179#post12303179
From there, i found myself here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates/+bug/1068341
I followed precisely the instructions provided which were:
this problem is solved this way
Switch to a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F1).
Login as your username.
Install linux source (sudo apt-get install linux-source) and headers (sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic).
Uninstall nvidia driver - this depends on which version you installed (sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current or sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current-updates or sudo apt-get remove nvidia-experimental-304).
Reinstall nvidia driver (sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates).
If it successfully installs, restart the computer (sudo shutdown -r now).
Source
Desktop does not show when I installed nvidia drivers!
I have rebooted, and i am still having the exact same problem.
so i back at square one.
can someone help me please? this is my room mates computer and i told him i was "fixing" it and now i feel like i've ruined it. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
