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[Peter-and-Crazybear <crazybear@xxxxxxxx>]

On 17/10/14 09:23, Alberts Muktupāvels wrote:
Probably nothing makes me more upset than the suggestion of a clean 
install. I tried it once and it not only failed, but was several WEEKS 
work for me to try to get things almost to how I had them. I know for 
some, a clean install is not terrifying or doesn't take them long. Not 
so for me.
> Are you using default theme - Ambiance? Then panels should not be black.
> I wanted that you change back to system theme to check if problem is in
> custom style. I know one person who had problems with transparent
> panels. Problem disappeared when he changed settings back to system
> theme.
I'll have to check which theme I'm using and will have to research how 
to tell. I think, but not sure, it is not the default one. Panels are 
definitely black now. In 12.04 the color and transparent panels worked 
perfectly. I also can't seem to add launchers for many of the programs 
and monitors [temp, disk activity, etc.] I had on them before. They are 
just not there now after the upgrade.
>
> Transparency does not work fully anyway so I would suggest to use system
> theme for now. I have plans on fixing panel background, but that
> probably wont happen this year - so background probably will be broken
> even in ubuntu 15.04 version. :(
>
> Reinstall wont solve anything. You can try to reset gnome-panel configuration (see accepted answer):
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/125662/how-to-reset-gnome-panel
>
> NOTE: It will remove all your customization to panel and will reset to default. Then try if now gnome-panel starts every time you login. If all good try to start customize it step by step:
> 1) Add custom launcher - do several reboots.
I understand. I mentioned before that my 14.04 [on a very fast machine] 
takes about 10-15x longer to start than did 12.04 - so many reboots 
really takes a long time!
> 2) Try to customize panel style - do serveral reboots.
>
> This way you will find what part is causing problem or you will be lucky
> and problem will disappear.
Pfft! A lot of time and work...but I'll give it a try. I fear like death 
a 'clean install'....

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1380095

Title:
  Gnome Fallback[s] don't work in 14.04. Work once ONLY if reinstalled

Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  While the computer is saying its a problem with gnome-panel, I keep
  re-installing gnome-session-fallback. It will work [in either flavor
  of fallback (no idea why there are now two!) ONE TIME - but the next
  time I get a screen with NO panels and NO keyboard shortcuts are
  recognized (so I can't even get a terminal). All I can do is hard
  shut-down of computer; restart into gnome or unity or some others
  (which I do NOT like to use!). I have done this MANY times now. It
  never stays 'done'. Am going back to my  copy ov 12.04 until someone
  can tell me why or how to make one of the fallbacks (hopefully both)
  work every time I sign in to 14.04. Thank you. Anyone else having
  similar problems? The only other thing I can think of is that I
  upgraded from 12.04 in which fallback operated just fine and was
  stable.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: gnome-session-fallback 1:3.8.0-1ubuntu12.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sat Oct 11 15:50:02 2014
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.run-dialog' b'show-program-list' b'true'
   b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.run-dialog' b'history' b'[\'gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list\', "OED.EXE \'/home/peter-and-crazybear/Wine/(OED)/Bin/oedcd_v3.exe\'", \'warrick/\', \'warrick.pl\', \'warrick/\', \'skype\', \'env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=60 skype \', \'/usr/bin/xsensors\', \'alacarte\', \'gconf-editor\', \'nautilus -q\', \'xkill\', \'warrick/\']'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-02 (312 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: gnome-panel
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-09-28 (13 days ago)

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