It appears to be some sort of configuration file issue. I tried to load gnome display manager and all I get is a blank screen. Any hints on whay layer to look at next?
jkary@jkary-ubu2:~$ nautilus --check --g-fatal-warnings running nautilus_self_check_file_utilities running nautilus_self_check_file_operations running nautilus_self_check_directory running nautilus_self_check_file running nautilus_self_check_icon_container running nautilus_self_check_file_utilities running nautilus_self_check_file_operations running nautilus_self_check_directory running nautilus_self_check_file running nautilus_self_check_icon_container jkary@jkary-ubu2:~$ ps auxww | grep nautilus jkary 2373 0.0 0.7 1358316 27464 ? Sl May28 0:01 nautilus -n jkary 24087 0.0 0.0 9392 888 pts/0 S+ 09:44 0:00 grep --color=auto nautilus jkary@jkary-ubu2:~$ kill 2373 jkary@jkary-ubu2:~$ nautilus Initializing nautilus-gdu extension -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1004911 Title: After upgrade 12.04 Nautilus won't launch Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I recently upgraded to 12.04 from 11.10 and nautilus will no longer launch. I can't see any bugs at the command line and the process appears to be running. jkary@jkary-ubu2:~$ dpkg -l nautilus Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-=================-=================-================================================== ii nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu1 file manager and graphical shell for GNOME jkary@jkary-ubu2:~$ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1004911/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp