How to fix blank screen (no icons) after login in Ubuntu 14.04/ Ubuntu 16.04?
Recently I was trying to install and uninstall certain packages and I encountered an error after I restarted my system after login, it was blank, no icons at all. I suggest you not to tamper with the Nvidia drivers but try these basic solutions instead.
Solutions to fix this:
Solution 1: See if this works for you
First, open terminal by CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo reboot
Solution 2: If the above doesn’t work, try this
First, open terminal by CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install unity
sudo shutdown -r now
Solution 3: If none of the above work for you, try this:
None of the above worked for me however, so I upgraded my Ubuntu from 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04. All my previous files were preserved.
- First, open terminal by CTRL+ALT+F1
- sudo do-release-upgrade