It turns out there is a killall gnome-panel gnome-panel in compiz
for the fallback (didrocks was kind enough to dig that out). Changing
to ; fixes the issue nicely and it starts fine again.
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panel not there after maverick - natty upgrade with no 3d
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683531
You
** Package changed: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) = compiz (Ubuntu)
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panel not there after maverick - natty upgrade with no 3d
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683531
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