Crisis averted. Whatever happened entering the following fixed the issue; sudo apt-get purge fglrx lightdm && sudo apt-get install lightdm ubuntu- desktop
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1165974 Title: Unity gone To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1165974/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs