On the run command you gave me. My mistake. Here are the results: WARNING: Unity currently default profile, so switching to metacity while resetting the values (metacity:3238): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", (metacity:3238): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", (metacity:3238): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", (metacity:3238): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", 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 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 compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x1c00004 compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x46000b3 compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x48000b8 compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x4c00004 compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x40000b8 Screen geometry changed: 0x0x1280x768 unity-panel-service: no process found Initializing unityshell options...done compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0xc0009e! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0xc000a1! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0xc000a4! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0xc000a7! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0xc000aa! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. WARN 2012-03-27 17:45:02 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/home/vtpoet/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop' is using a depracted format for it's actions that will be dropped soon. WARN 2012-03-27 17:45:02 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop' is using a depracted format for it's actions that will be dropped soon. WARN 2012-03-27 17:45:02 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop' is using a depracted format for it's actions that will be dropped soon. WARN 2012-03-27 17:45:02 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop' is using a depracted format for it's actions that will be dropped soon. WARN 2012-03-27 17:45:02 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop' is using a depracted format for it's actions that will be dropped soon. Initializing annotate options...done Initializing blur options...done Initializing clone options...done Initializing colorfilter options...done Initializing commands options...done Initializing cube options...done Initializing imgjpeg options...done Initializing kdecompat options...done Initializing mag options...done Initializing neg options...done Initializing obs options...done Initializing opacify options...done Initializing put options...done Initializing resizeinfo options...done Initializing ring options...done Initializing rotate options...done Initializing scaleaddon options...done Initializing screenshot options...done Initializing shift options...done Initializing staticswitcher options...done Initializing switcher options...done Initializing thumbnail options...done Initializing water options...done Initializing winrules options...done Initializing wobbly options...done Setting Update "main_menu_key" Setting Update "run_key"