gnome-panel fails to launch after Precise -> Trusty upgrade

[Cecil Carpenter]

I recently upgraded to Trusty 14.04.1 x64 from 12.04.5 x64. After upgrading, Although my system will boot and the desktop is created, the panels do not appear. I had to execute gnome-panel to get the panels to appear. I then added gnome-panel to my Startup Applications, and the panels now appear. This happens with Gnome-Flashback under both Metacity and Compiz.

Additionally, I cannot edit my menus nor do all the menus appear. Sundry, System Tools, Utilities, Web Applications, and Wine show in Main Menu, but do not show in Applications Menu. If I add an item in Main Menu, it is added to Other no matter what menu I am trying to add it to. If I add a menu, it will not appear in Applications. I am attaching my main.log and history.log.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gnome-panel 1:3.8.0-1ubuntu12.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Aug 15 12:13:13 2014
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.run-dialog' b'show-program-list' b'true'
 b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.run-dialog' b'history' b"['ubuntu-bug gnome-panel', 'dconf-editor']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-07-22 (1485 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-08-12 (3 days ago)

[Cecil Carpenter (cscj01)]

Here's the history.log

[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

Please attach your ~/.xsession-errors file, it's where gnome-session writes its errors to.

Re the main menu issue, there are known bugs in alacarte package in trusty. You can try installing alacarte from utopic.

[Cecil Carpenter (cscj01)]

I do nat have a ~/.xsessions-errors file. Could the fact that I have added gnome-panel to my Startup Applications have done away with it?

[Cecil Carpenter (cscj01)]

If I install the alacarte from utopic, should I use the .deb file or trusty proposed? Also, if I install, should I remove my existing alacarte first?

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

I'd hold off a bit before trying any Utopic packages. It takes a while to read all of this ;^)

And I need to go bounce around on a tractor for a while.

[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

New alacarte is here: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/a/alacarte/alacarte_3.11.91-1_all.deb

It is a python app, so installing new .deb should be completely safe. You don't need to remove the previous version before installing.

The errors file name is ".xsession-errors", it starts with a period so you may need to enable "Show hidden files" in your file chooser before you see it.

[Cecil Carpenter (cscj01)]

Sorry about that. While I do have nautilus configured to display all files, I seem to have stopped looking after the . folders. Since the . files are last, I missed it. In any case, here it is. I also have a .xsessions-errors.old. Do you want that as well?

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

Would you please also attach:

/var/log/dist-upgrade/lspci.txt

/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log

/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-term.log

[Cecil Carpenter (cscj01)]

lspci.txt

[Cecil Carpenter (cscj01)]

apt.log

[Cecil Carpenter (cscj01)]

apt-term.log

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.