Cannot load up graphical desktop: ISSUE SOLVED. THANKS!

[Jeff Co]

Dear Ulrich,
thanks for your shot in the dark. You were right. "sudo apt-get
install ubuntu-desktop" was the solution. I wonder why removing
evolution removed that package. And I wonder why installing
ubuntu-desktop installed gnome-games-data, when I don't even play
games on ubuntu.

Anyway, thank you very much!
jc



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ulrich steffens <ulrich at barfuss-jerusalem.org>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:58:33 +0100
Subject: Re: Cannot load up graphical desktop
Am Dienstag, den 29.11.2005, 02:55 -0800 schrieb Jeff Co:
> Hello,
>
> When I reboot, I can enter username and password in the graphical login
> screen. After I enter my username and password, but afterwardns I get
> the brown screen, but I don't get anything else loaded up. In the past, I
> got a status window that showed the Nautilus Window Manager and other
> stuff opening. But now, I get nothing.
>
>
> I AM able to get to the tty1 via Cntl+Alt+F1. This is how I am able to
> write this email. I am writing this email via w3m (cli/ text browser).
> But I cannot use any of the graphical programs.
>
>
> Perhaps I deleted a package that was necessary. Perhaps when I deleted
> and then reinstalled Evolution2, synaptic had me remove a package which
> I now need.
>
> What must I do to get back my GUI graphical desktop and all its
> programs?
> Please help me.
>
> jc
>
just two shots in the dark, but have you

       a) checked that ubuntu-desktop is installed?
       'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop'

       b) tried moving your old homedir and start with a new one?
       'sudo mv /home/jeff /home/jeffBACKUP'
       'sudo mkdir /home/jeff'
       'sudo chown -R jeff:jeff /home/jeff'