On 29 August 2015 at 12:25, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com> wrote: > On 29/08/15 11:25, Alan Pope wrote: > >> Do you mean the launcher on the left is gone, or it is there but empty, or >> it's there and you can open the dash (with the windows key) but no apps >> appear? > > > Hi Alan. Thanks for your quick response. The launcher hasn't changed. The > dash appears as normal, but shows only documents. Clicking the 'apps' icon > at the bottom of the dash tells me that there is nothing that matches the > search (for all applications). I said "This happened immediately after I'd > tried to 'de-google' the system as far as I was able". I had removed all of > the google integration settings from the system settings -> online accounts > with the exception of contacts. It may have been co-incidental, but > immediately after that, the problem first occurred.
Have you disabled online search? I know it should not make any difference, but if so then try enabling it again. System Settings > Security & Privacy > Search Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/