Ok so, I have some experience with Ubuntu but not much. (I have been using it on a laptop for about a year)
Basically my dad asked me to install Ubuntu on to this ancient PC he got on Ebay. I ran some basic checks and the PC worked fine. (It even still had Windows XP installed.)
At first I tried to use the .exe to install Ubuntu alongside Windows. This appeared to work but upon selecting Ubuntu in the boot menu I was unable to select it and nothing happens.
Then I wiped the PC and replaced Windows with Ubuntu using a DVD. Now Ubuntu seemed to install correctly, but, when I restarted after the install I am taken to a blank desktop. (Not a blank screen, just a desktop without the sidebars)
There are no error messages and I can even right-click and create new folders, but the main Unity sidebar is missing and so is the bar at the top.
I did a Google search but couldn't seem to find anything similar.
Anyone know why this happens/How to fix it? I can post the hardware specs if needed.
Basically my dad asked me to install Ubuntu on to this ancient PC he got on Ebay. I ran some basic checks and the PC worked fine. (It even still had Windows XP installed.)
At first I tried to use the .exe to install Ubuntu alongside Windows. This appeared to work but upon selecting Ubuntu in the boot menu I was unable to select it and nothing happens.
Then I wiped the PC and replaced Windows with Ubuntu using a DVD. Now Ubuntu seemed to install correctly, but, when I restarted after the install I am taken to a blank desktop. (Not a blank screen, just a desktop without the sidebars)
There are no error messages and I can even right-click and create new folders, but the main Unity sidebar is missing and so is the bar at the top.
I did a Google search but couldn't seem to find anything similar.
Anyone know why this happens/How to fix it? I can post the hardware specs if needed.