Let me tell you my story. Yesterday I fired up my Ubuntu machine and began messing around with some settings after installing CompizConfig-Settings-Manager. Everything worked until I restarted my computer and that’s when I knew my PC was messed up. After logging in with Ubuntu 3D my whole screen was blank; no panel, no launcher, and nothing to click on. I restated and logged in with 2D and that was Okay, everything was working. Logged-out and back in using Unity 3D and the problem was still there.

If you find yourself in this same situation, continue below to learn how to reset Unity to the default settings.

Objectives:

• Reset Unity after messing it up
• Enjoy!

If you login to Ubuntu and your desktop doesn’t seem right, open terminal and run the command below to reset your desktop.

Since your desktop is messed up and you can’t click on anything, open terminal by pressing the keys below:

Ctrl - Alt - T

When terminal opens, run the command below to reset Unity:

unity --reset

Watch and wait. There will be bunch of errors on the screen, just ignore them for now. After the process, restart and you’re back!

To go further, run the command below:

unity --reset-icons

Enjoy!