I had the same problem: after entering username and password the GUI hung with an empty brown desktop.
Installing gnome-panel fixed the problem for me. -- /usr/lib/libconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269244 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gconf in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs