Unity Dash is empty and application are missing

[Hawk]

click on the dash icon and show nothing nor selection the application len review any. only media file are shown.

system has been updated and unity --reset hang.

WARNING: Unity currently default profile, so switching to metacity while resetting the values

unity-panel-service: no process found
Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no
Backend : gconf
Integration : true
Profile : unity
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x1c00004

compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x1c00163

compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x3c000b8

compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x3600239

Initializing composite options...done
Initializing opengl options...done
Initializing decor options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
Initializing snap options...done
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing place options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing wall options...done
Initializing grid options...done
Initializing session options...done
Initializing gnomecompat options...done
Initializing animation options...done
Initializing fade options...done
Initializing unitymtgrabhandles options...done
Initializing workarounds options...done
Initializing scale options...done
compiz (expo) - Warn: failed to bind image to texture
Initializing expo options...done
Initializing ezoom options...done

Screen geometry changed:
   0x0x1600x900

Initializing unityshell options...done
compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x80009e!
compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this.
compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x8000a1!
compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this.
compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x8000a1!
compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this.
compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x8000a4!
compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this.
compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x8000a4!
compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this.
compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x8000a7!
compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this.
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity <unknown>:0 Failed to fetch view type at /org/ayatana/bamf/window56623673: No such interface `org.ayatana.bamf.view' on object at path /org/ayatana/bamf/window56623673
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity <unknown>:0 Failed to fetch view type at /org/ayatana/bamf/application311805604: No such interface `org.ayatana.bamf.view' on object at path /org/ayatana/bamf/application311805604
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity <unknown>:0 Failed to fetch view type at /org/ayatana/bamf/application311805604: No such interface `org.ayatana.bamf.view' on object at path /org/ayatana/bamf/application311805604
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.libindicator <unknown>:0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop' is using a deprecated format for its actions that will be dropped soon.
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
WARN 2012-04-13 19:56:31 unity.glib-gobject <unknown>:0 invalid cast from `BamfWindow' to `BamfApplication'
Initializing staticswitcher options...done
Setting Update "main_menu_key"
Setting Update "run_key"
Setting Update "show_desktop_key"

WARN 2012-04-13 19:57:00 unity.glib.dbusproxy GLibDBusProxy.cpp:182 Unable to connect to proxy: Error calling StartServiceByName for net.launchpad.lens.video: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process /usr/lib/unity-lens-video/unity-lens-video exited with status 1

WARN 2012-04-13 19:58:52 unity <unknown>:0 Unable to fetch children: No such interface `org.ayatana.bamf.view' on object at path /org/ayatana/bamf/application829906520

[Michal Hruby (mhr3)]

Looks like #986191, can you please check if the solution there works for you?

[Hawk (beehock)]

yes, doing "`rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist/activity.sqlite" solve the issue.

thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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