16.04: Installation of the 2/15/18 update to compiz forced removal of unity and ubuntu-desktop
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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compiz (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Did a routine update/upgrade on 2/15/18 on a 16.04 Ubuntu system. Received an update to compiz. The upgrade broke unity, forcing its removal and also the removal of ubuntu-desktop. Since I was using LXDE at the time, this didn't kill my system, but I would like to preserve the option of logging into unity in the future.
The package whose absence broke unity seems to be compiz-
First seen on AskUbuntu - https:/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.12.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Thu Feb 15 17:15:00 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [1043:1652]
GsettingsChanges:
b'org.compiz.core' b'outputs' b"['1920x1080+
b'org.compiz.core' b'active-plugins' b"['core', 'composite', 'opengl', 'imgpng', 'copytex', 'vpswitch', 'regex', 'move', 'snap', 'unitymtgrabhan
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-28 (505 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K53E
PackageArchitec
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: K53E.219
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: K53E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.family: K
dmi.product.name: K53E
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Thu Feb 15 16:36:42 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.
xserver.
tags: | added: compiz-0.9 |
description: | updated |
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Hazhir Rahmani (h4906r) |
assignee: | Hazhir Rahmani (h4906r) → nobody |
I also have this same issue. I did not have another GUI installed, meaning I have no fallback package. No launcher or taskbar is present. Luckily, I can get access a terminal from the drop-down menu by right-clicking the desktop.