The only solution that worked: fresh install of lubuntu. Nothing else fixed it and it it got rid of unity which is terrible on a low power netbook (i.e. the app lens never loads, so you can't access any of your apps other than through the terminal).
The only solution that worked: fresh install of lubuntu. Nothing else fixed it and it it got rid of unity which is terrible on a low power netbook (i.e. the app lens never loads, so you can't access any of your apps other than through the terminal).