DE messed up since computer ran out of battery mid-use

[Kyle Walters]

The bar that normally runs along the bottom of the screen, the menu button, and the desktop background I had set all vanished when the computer ran out of battery mid-use. Synapse still works, which is how I'm sending you this, but I can't seem to find a way to get the aforementioned things back. Also, if I try to change the desktop background with the tools currently available to me (right-clicking on the desktop, specifically) and do everything I should, it doesn't change. If I log out and choose the lubuntu netbook desktop, then the user interface is fine. If I log out and choose the OpenBox desktop environment, it's the same as the lubuntu desktop environment - compromised. I am not sure what to do, so I am going to just reinstall soon.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: lubuntu-desktop (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-25.38-generic 3.5.7.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 26 10:48:57 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-02 (116 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: lubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and though it could have been converted to a question in the support tracker. We understand the difficulties you are facing, but it is better to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. You can also find help with your problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu community http://loco.ubuntu.com/ or asking at https://askubuntu.com or https://ubuntuforums.org. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.

With a forced-shutdown (ie. power dies) it's common to need a `fsck` (file-system check) which I usually perform using 'live' media (eg. Ubuntu/Lubuntu install media), then on reboot usually everything is back to normal. You would have likely got this advise quickly if you'd asked a question, instead of reporting it as a bug. I'm marking it invalid due to age today.