Top Panel, icons have disappeared. How to reset in Saucy 13.10 ?
 

I have too many Tweak programs installed and I think my system is as confused as I am. I have Ubuntu Tweak, Unity Tweak, Unsettings, Compiz, and maybe one that I forgot. Anyway, I now have lost my top Panel and all of the indicators/icons in the upper right corner.I would like to know the command to make it come back. Any thoughts ? Thanks

ondoho, I apologize for my ignorance, if I have ofended you or the forum I can seek help somewhere else.

http://www.ubun2.com/question/703/ho...p_panel_ubuntu
It's worth a shot.

Thanks Rubian, but those commands didn't work. I do have my launchers, and a Cairo Dock on the bottom so I can get around until I find the cure.

Honestly, I would just do a clean install and keep it very basic. I can't imagine you actually need all of that stuff.

As someone that ran Ubuntu-testing as my production OS for a few years I can tell you that you should avoid any package with the word "tweak" in it if possible.

They are handy if you don't want to learn to control your OS. Granted. They are a compilation of scripts that run applications that you can run yourself.

You are letting a script, written and configured by someone that has no knowledge of what you have done to your system. They are a real good way to screw your system.

I would attempt to fix it before reinastalling. Why? Because you have the perfect opportunity to learn something. What have you got to loose? If you are going to do a clean install anyway you may as well finish screwing this install up right. Or maybe fix it.

You don't say what DE you are using. I assume Unity. I have no idea what package Unity is provided by. Find out. Then go to your terminal and first run;
This will get you a permenant root prompt just like in Big Boy Linux.

Then try (no I did not read the links to Ubuntu propoganda sites - yes I have a grudge against Ubuntu and Comical);
That should reinstall any depends that have been removed and reconfigure the package to default.

If it does not try;
If that doesn't work run;
This should remove your desktop environment from your install. You will still be using it because you are working from ram. Go to your file manager and hit Ctrl + h. This will give you your "hidden" files. These are your personal config files for your desktop and all other applications. Make sure that there is not mention left of your DE in /home/<your user name>/.config. Anything in there about your DE just delete.

Make sure to have the package name correct. Reboot to recovery mode.

This will, due to the wisdom of Comical, take you to a root prompt without any need for any sort of password. Run, at that prompt;
Reboot and see what happens.