After reverting the packages as mentioned in comment 16, drop this file in /etc/apt/preferences.d/ to prevent the system from upgrading them to this specific problematic version (17.2.4-0ubuntu1~16.04.2) again.
** Attachment added: "00mesa-17-2-4-blacklist" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1741447/+attachment/5032087/+files/00mesa-17-2-4-blacklist ** Summary changed: - Unity / Compiz in a crash loop after login, after updates 4/1 + Unity / Compiz in a crash loop after login, after updates of 2018-01-04 ** Summary changed: - Unity / Compiz in a crash loop after login, after updates of 2018-01-04 + Unity / Compiz in a crash loop after login, after mesa updates of 2018-01-04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741447 Title: Unity / Compiz in a crash loop after login, after mesa updates of 2018-01-04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1741447/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs