I deleted the .compiz folder from my HOME directory. It did not fix the problem but now the .xsession-errors file writes upon reboot. I've attached it for your review.
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_US. Start IM through /home/tlee/.xinput.d/en_US linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/ibus. gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: Could not parse desktop file /home/tlee/.config/autostart/xfconf-migration-4.6.desktop: Key file does not have key 'Name' gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: could not read /home/tlee/.config/autostart/xfconf-migration-4.6.desktop GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-LqO1Vl SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-LqO1Vl/ssh GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-LqO1Vl SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-LqO1Vl/ssh GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-LqO1Vl SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-LqO1Vl/ssh gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: Could not launch application '108318c93992b51664126097255650142900000020310041.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/compiz.real" (No such file or directory) gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: Could not launch application 'ubuntuone-client-applet.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "ubuntuone-client-applet" (No such file or directory) gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: Could not launch application '103d7369e4d4c7c84a126132492084476900000022120041.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/firefox-3.5.6/firefox" (No such file or directory) gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: Could not launch application '103d7369e4d4c7c84a126132327876528900000022120037.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "indicator-applet-session" (No such file or directory) gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: Could not launch application '103d7369e4d4c7c84a126132444283877700000022120039.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/skype.real" (No such file or directory) gnome-session[3887]: WARNING: Could not launch application '103d7369e4d4c7c84a126132327262241100000022120036.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "computertemp" (No such file or directory) (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3971): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError' (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3971): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed (gnome-power-manager:3970): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.24.1/gobject/gsignal.c:2273: signal `proxy-status' is invalid for instance `0x82a9038' ** (nm-applet:3983): DEBUG: old state indicates that this was not a disconnect 0 ConfigBase::load: Unable to open /home/tlee/.config/terminator/config ([Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/tlee/.config/terminator/config') Initializing nautilus-gdu extension ** (nm-applet:3983): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb (nautilus:3960): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed ** (nm-applet:3983): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing. /home/tlee/.themes/Orange-look/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:43: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/tlee/.themes/Orange-look/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:44: Clearlooks configuration option "listviewitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. /home/tlee/.themes/Orange-look/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:45: Clearlooks configuration option "progressbarstyle" is not supported and will be ignored. (nautilus:3960): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed (nautilus:3960): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed There is no available graphics driver for your system which supports the composite extension, or the current one already supports it. (gnome-appearance-properties:4235): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported! This is an application bug! Starting gtk-window-decorator WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXDestroyPixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported! This is an application bug! App startup App startup -- Apperance Preferences aren't preserved on reboot or log off. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/593252 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs