Force Unity / Compiz to Run, Natty Narwhal

If the Unity/Compiz check fails upon login, you are getting automatically logged in to "Ubuntu Classic" or "Ubuntu Classic (No effects)", respectively.

If that is the case, run either of these checks in a terminal to see the results:

/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p --compiz

If you get this error message:

bash: /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test: No such file or directory

see this troubleshooting guide:

http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/04/missing-top-and-side-panels-in-unity.html

Those checks can be skipped if

• you have a blacklisted video card/chip,
• they are delivering incorrect results.

Unity, "Ubuntu"

Add "UNITY_FORCE_START=1" to "/etc/environment":

gksudo gedit /etc/environment

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games"
UNITY_FORCE_START=1

Classic Gnome, "Ubuntu Classic"

Modify "/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/classic-gnome.session":

sudo cp /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/classic-gnome.session /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/classic-gnome.session.bak
gksudo gedit /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/classic-gnome.session

Remove the red marked entries:

[GNOME Session]
Name=Classic GNOME
Required=windowmanager;panel;filemanager;
Required-windowmanager=gnome-wm
Required-panel=gnome-panel
Required-filemanager=nautilus
DefaultApps=gnome-settings-daemon;
IsRunnableHelper=/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test --compiz
FallbackSessionsID=GNOME2d
GNOME2d=2d-gnome

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