Public bug reported: I did the usual unity work arounds but unity & x doesn't allow me to select session manager. When starting unit manually it says dbus refused connection. This is the third dell box the latest security updated screwed up.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: unity 7.4.0+16.04.20160715-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Sat Jul 23 09:29:03 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 5.0.24, 4.4.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. MGA G200eW WPCM450 [102b:0532] (rev 0a) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge R710 MGA G200eW WPCM450 [1028:0235] MachineType: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R710 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_ZA:en TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_ZA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-31-generic root=UUID=186eeabf-ebd5-4148-ab9e-51a9e66c0a88 ro quiet splash nopat Renderer: Software SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/23/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 6.4.0 dmi.board.name: 0PV9DG dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 23 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr6.4.0:bd07/23/2013:svnDellInc.:pnPowerEdgeR710:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PV9DG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct23:cvr: dmi.product.name: PowerEdge R710 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160714-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Sat Jul 23 09:21:54 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Generic USB KEYBOARD, id 7 input Generic USB KEYBOARD, id 8 input Avocent USB Composite Device-0 KEYBOARD, id 9 input Avocent USB Composite Device-0 TOUCHSCREEN, id 10 xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubuntu xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1605836 Title: Unity not starting after upgrade on dell, did dconf reset and serid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1605836/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs