Ubuntu :: Unity Not Launching On Startup?
Jun 21, 2011
I recently recovered Unity after purging the Gnome3 PPA and running a dist upgrade again back to Unity. My problem now is that when I boot into Unity, all I get is the desktop, background and a cursor. I can click on and launch any apps that happen to be on the desktop, but I can't see the unity launch bar, or the action menu, or the top panel - which leads me to believe Unity isn't actually launching. The theory is further supported by the fact that if I launch Unity manually in a terminal ("unity") - it launches, after a brief loading period, and works perfectly. How can I make this happen automatically again?
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Apr 28, 2011
How do I temporally disable compiz when in unity-3d so that I can play a game at the correct speed (with compiz enabled I get about 20% of the speed I get with compiz disabled) I have tried a script with
metacity --replace &
./game
compiz --replace &
But this makes an unusable desktop.
I know I can use unity-2d but that seems to be worse in terms of usability.. I also know I can use gnome2 but whats the point when that will be missing in the next release . Is there anyway of doing this in unity-3d? Are there any plans (possibly from compiz) to ever do this automatically ?
One thing that worries me is that a new user will try a opengl game and think that Linux is far slower than Windows at games (which if you have a nvidia card with the binary driver is not true)
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Jan 15, 2010
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 (I installed server then installed the desktop packages) I have tried "sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove" I have also tried creating an inittab file in /etc with the line id:3:initdefault
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Nov 8, 2010
I just upgraded to 10.10 and I was previously able to run the following command in startup applications preferences menu "command" box to have firefox launch around the time that my wireless card came up:
sleep 20; firefox
For some reason this doesn't work anymore. I can run the command from the terminal and it works fine. Is there something that I'm missing?
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Nov 16, 2010
I have installed kbiff (mail notifier) on opensuse 11.3, and I would like to have itlaunched at startup.I searched on the web, tried some answers using /etc/init.d, ln , etc... but it doesn't run.could you tell me what are the steps to have it done
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May 3, 2011
I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 64bit to 11.04 64bit. When trying to launch Firefox from any area (launcher, menu and terminal) It crashes the moment it tries to start. This only happens in the new Unity UI. Switching back to Ubuntu Classic, Firefox runs just fine. Here is the message I get when starting Firefox from the terminal:
(firefox-bin:458: LIBDBUSMENU-GTK-CRITICAL **: dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_shortcut: assertion `gtk_accelerator_valid(key, modifier)' failed
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Jul 17, 2011
1. I didn't like the icon theme and changed it to Ubuntu Mono Light. But is there a way to get the Min/Max/Close buttons to how they are in Radiance when maximized, or is that dependant on something else?
2. Is there a way to disable the Unity dock, but not the Unity feature where the Min/Max/Close go into the command bar?
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May 8, 2011
Just moved to Ubuntu 11.04 with unity and only have one problem...For most of my desktop needs I prefer to have the Unity Launcher up all the time (fullscreen apps don't cover it), and have set this option with ccsm.
However, when I watch mythtv, it is also under the launcher (and the top panel as well). How can I force mythtv to cover the launcher?
What I really need is a keyboard shortcut to hide the launcher, but the only shortcut is for "show launcher". (I guess the devs assumed everyone would want it hidden by default).
This, by the way is not my usual way for viewing mythtv. I have a projector attached to the desktop PC and it doesn't get a Unity Launcher by default (in Twinview), so no probs. However, occasionally I want to watch something on my computer screen, and that is when this issue arises.
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Mar 31, 2010
I'm using Mozilla's new Mail. Shredder 3.0.5 Pre. I want to open a link in a mail message using my browser and it's asking to choose an Application. My question is.. Where do I find the executable file for Firefox, and what is the file name? I've searched all over my file system for it. Better yet, is there a way to search for the file location using the term?
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May 5, 2010
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 through VMware Fusion. Works great. What I would like to do is add the Configuration editor to my Applications menu and I would also like to be able to edit and modify the Applications menu. How can I do this?I tried alt-F2 to launch the editor but it didn't work. What can I do?
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Nov 17, 2010
I used VLC to open a .iso image and now whenever I try to open anything from the places menu it launches, trying to reproduce them
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Dec 12, 2010
I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat onto a USB stick. Booting up is fun but it does come up with a load of text and a blue menu screen that hangs around for 5 seconds and then loads up ok.
My challenge is to somehow customise the boot up process. For one I'd like to customise the options that are presented on the initial blue menu boot up screen and possibly to not show the back ground text that presents during the start up process.
I've googles about a bit and am aware that I need to be using startupmanager as the GUI customisation tool of choice. The trouble is that after installation startupmanager doesn't launch.
This is what I've done so far:
1. gone to [URL] and downloaded the startupmanager (1.9.13-5) version of the package.
2. gone to [URL] and downloaded the menu 2.1.44ubuntu1 as looking at the the pre-requisites for startupmanager this was the only one not already installed.
3. from a terminal window executed sudo dpkg -i <the previously downloaded startupmanager package>
4. from a terminal window executed sudo dpkg -i <the previously downloaded menu package>
5. Tried to launch it from the systemadministration menu. Nothing obvious happened.
6. Created a shortcut of the startupmanager shortcut on the desktop and viewed the properties.
7. opened up a terminal windows and launch command su-to-root -X -c /usr/sbin/startupmanager which was originall shown within the startupmanager properties of the shortcut.
From this last terminal command I get the output as follows:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ su-to-root -X -c /usr/sbin/startupmanager
Grub2 detected
Usplash not detected
Splashy not detected
[Code].....
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Dec 31, 2010
I've written a simple program in C++ that I want the system to launch each time I turn the ubuntu system on. Any idea how to do this?(I'm not an expert either so please be explicit )
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Mar 7, 2011
i was using ubuntu 10.10 and vuze as the default bit-torrent client. I upgraded to natty alpha 3 a couple of days ago and after that vuze doesn't even launch...i don't see any errors, when you click on the icon absolutely nothing happens. I tried removing vuze and then installing it again,
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Sep 1, 2011
When I launch Netbeans the splash screen comes up fine, but when the loading bar gets to the "starting modules" phase the Desktop freezes up. Also sometimes nautilus causes the same kind of lockup.
I really like to know how to fix this.
edit:
it also freezes when using xmacro
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Mar 8, 2010
I want to start applications from an SSH connection, and close the connection, without the applications I've started closing with it.
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Mar 25, 2010
I did this --> [url]
My computer says the driver is installed and the device is present. All of that went fine. Now I need to connect my card to my house's wireless network. Am I supposed to do that in System-->Administration-->Network Tools? The problem is that whenever I click on network tools, the application looks like it is going to start-up and then quits/crashes/runs away, whatever. Any ideas on what is causing this?
Okay, I tried launching from the terminal, here is what I got:
Code:
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Apr 23, 2010
I have installed matlab 7.9 in ubuntu 9.10. I tried to launch it on the desktop using launcher. But as I double click on it it flashes but its not opening. After seeing previous posts somewhere it is given that matlab-desktop should be used. But I am not clear where to use it. How to create a desktop icon for matlab. It got solved by adding -desktop at the end of command.
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Jul 4, 2010
I've been able to run *.*msi files in the past through WINE. Apparently the latest version of Ubuntu is blocking the action of launching my *.*msi file. Any way of unblocking this? Uploaded with ImageShack.us. BTW, the app I'm trying to install is Steam.exe.
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Dec 12, 2010
Whenever I switch on my scanner (Epson V200) then it launches Xsane automatically.
Now I know Xsane is wonderful, but often I want to use Epson's iscan instead, and for other users I prefer Simple Scan. Another thread would be a good place to discuss the reasons.
So I would like to stop my scanner launching anything when switched on.
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Jan 13, 2011
I am trying to make a custom launcher for a playlist file to open in VLC player. In the command part I have the path to the file like this:
/home/mike/Videos/newTv.m3u
What am I doing wrong cause when I try and launch it I get this error:
Details: Failed to execute child process "/home/mike/Videos/newTv.m3u" (Permission denied)
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Jan 26, 2011
As soon as I launch terminal I get the following:
[...]: command not found
[...]: command not found
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Jun 8, 2011
This is my problem
bash: /usr/local/uvlayout-pro/bin/headus: No such file or directory
but the file exists. If I uncheck the Allow execute as a program the error is
bash: /usr/local/uvlayout-pro/bin/headus: permission denied
I used the sudo command.
(I tried to change the folder permissions to read and write, cause if I didn't, then the file, when not in nautilus, had an x in the top right of the icon. Before this it didn't work anyway)
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Mar 16, 2010
I'm setting up Ubuntu based multimedia PC. I need instructions how to make Music Player Daemon to lauch at login. Tried to put it to startup programs but it still doesnt lauch. Could it be that wlan connection and network drive mount not are not established fast enough for mpd to launch? From terminal mpd launches normally and works perfectly.
Im using 9.10.
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Jun 23, 2010
I am running ubuntu 10.04 . I recently installed gmate plugin package for gedit. It was working like a charm then. The next day I did a large update & when I launched gedit from console again, it was throwing tons of warning errors & assertion failures for every action. Though I could do all things without any obstruction.I deselected all the plugins & launched it again- this time it worked clean. I have resinstalled gedit & gmate packages but still with plugins on , I get dirty console screen.
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Aug 14, 2010
Is it possible to use ssh to launch a program and it's gui on a remote computer? I've tried connecting with ssh -X computer@ipaddress but when I launch gedit it loads on the local computer
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Oct 8, 2010
I'm running GuitarPro6 on my EeePC, and it will only start correctly if I start it from a terminal, in the install directory (/opt/GuitarPro6)
If I attempt to start it from somewhere else, like ~/, I get a library error. GP appears to want to look for this library in the working directory, and will only find it and start if I CD to /opt/GuitarPro6 first.
For this reason, I believe, when I click on the shortcut I made in Main Menu, nothing happens.
Is there any way to define the working directory for a shortcut in Main Menu?
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Oct 16, 2010
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a clean drive afyer an issue with 10.04 I couldn't resolve. The attched screen shot shows the error that happens when I launch Firefox. WHat is it, and how do I correct it. I can't find a setting for SSL or anything that might be turned off in firefox, so I guess it's an UBUNTU thing?
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Jan 16, 2011
still facing some challenges getting full control of my computer. One problem I can't figure out alone it seems, is that when I open a "place" via Places, Ubuntu immediately launches the first media file it finds in that place, instead of opening the folder. If there are no media files, it often just launches... nothing. The media player pops up empty, and the folder still does not get opened. I can't get into my folders via Places because of this.
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May 12, 2011
Problem with use of -hold|+hold on rxvt-unicode (urxvt) v9.09 on ubuntu server. On startup, I'm trying to launch terminal apps in urxvt automatically. E.g:
Code:
"urxvt -e /usr/bin/weechat-curses +hold"
or
Code:
"urxvt -hold -e mutt"
However, -|+hold does not seem to hold the terminal open. There is a flicker of a new window opening & then it's gone. I'm trying to invoke this from .xinitrc (startx-->.xinitrc) and also tried commands from inside awesome wm rc.lua (awful.util.spawn_with_shell("urxvt -hold -e mutt") seem to get same flicker result but closes immediately. I see this error in .xsession-errors, which might be relevant (do I perhaps need to specify the display??).
Code:
[1461:1634:41805904:ERROR:all_status.cc(117)]
Unrecognized Syncer Event: 7
E: awesome: a_xcb_io_cb:230: X server connection broke
urxvt: X connection to ':0' broken, unable to recover, exiting.
Code:
rxvt-unicode (urxvt) v9.09 - released: 2010-11-13
options: perl,xft,styles,combining,blink,encodings=eu+vn+jp+jp-ext+kr+zh+zh-ext,fade,transparent,tint,afterimage,XIM,frills,selectionscrolling,wheel,slipwheel,smart-resize,cursorBlink,pointerBlank,scrollbars=plain+rxvt+NeXT+xterm
Usage: urxvt [-help] [--help]
...
[-n string] [-sl number] [-embed windowid] [-depth number]
[-/+override-redirect] [-pty-fd fileno] [-/+hold] [-w number] [-b number]
[-/+bl] [-lsp number] [-letsp number] [-/+sbg] [-mod modifier] [-/+ssc]
[-/+ssr] [-pe string] [-blt string] [-e command arg ...]
Code:
~$ awesome -k
✔ Configuration file syntax OK.
link to urxvt man: [URL]
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