Comment 49 for bug 905686

..... yet .... getting rid of unity solves a myriad of problems.

ugr (ubuntu-gnome-remix) proved that, but someone

did not like their solution.

Here I am again with big problems,

simply following the precise updates.

after an over 600 package update &

reboot, no gnome, nothing but air!

Oh ya, unity works, but not gnome.

I asked a support question to the team.

I get this:

sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get --reinstall install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get --reinstall install gnome-shell
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo reboot

(my notes are not accessible, because
 I am in the middle of a failed login to
gnome)

600 packages ago I cloned my harddrive,
to restore a healthy gnome (3.4)

 on this empty screen I only have firefox,
due to this bug.

the final message I receive is:
"No system tray detected on this system".
"Unable to start, exiting".

I find a bug that causes severe enough
problems, and I add my few cents worth.

I aam not an Ubuntu expert, maybe not
a tester, but I love what Ubuntu stood for,
not so much what it is becoming, yes, that
colors how I look at bugs.

BavarianPH,

Ubuntu+gnome-shell
forever!