I think I have the same bug but in my situation I can open ccsm but changing even the most innocuous preferences and the next time I log in no laucher, no dash, no top menu, just the background (I am using the default magenta shading).
Dropping to the login prompt (Ctl-Alt-F2) doing a unity --reset and a reboot and I'm back. I filed a separate report #876608 and marked it as a duplicate of this one so I could attach the Apport info. Joe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875400 Title: Unity shell doesn't fully load after crash in compiz settings manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/875400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs