Maybe some explanation as to exactly what I did to the Ubuntu Unity settings might help. In the Online Account settings, it lists access by Ubuntu to the following Google online accounts for these apps: Evolution Data Server (if Evolution is installed) for Contacts, for Calendar and for Gmail. I removed all three. It also added access by these apps: Shotwell Photo Search Plugin Google Drive Search plugin
The last three are installed and activated by default. I'm finding Google very intrusive in the way it is using my personal data to sell to advertisers, and to give me heavily targeted advertising. I thought I could get away with it in Ubuntu - at the moment, in 15.10, the answer seems to be 'no way'. I do, however still want to access Google Contacts, via the slightly buggy but useable google-contacts app installed by default (I think) in Wily - but that's all. I'd like to have Thunderbird address book sync with these contacts, but I have to do that manually at the moment. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490277 Title: Unity dash fails to show applications Status in unity package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Immediately after removing interaction with all Google accounts (settings->online accounts), the Unity dash no longer showed any applications, only files recently accessed. The launcher sidebar is unaffected, and the dash appears as normal but without access to applications. I re-instated all the default online account setting with no effect even after re-booting. I found in an Ubuntu wiki, a workaround for the same problem in 15.04, but this is not longer useable, as the '--reset' Unity commandline parameter, which was required, has now been removed. So far, I can't find where this information is stored, and there is no useful item to edit in the Unity plugin as seen in cssm. I am willing to try anything suggested and report. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: unity 7.3.2+15.10.20150627.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3 Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Aug 30 14:39:32 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-30 (30 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150730) SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1490277/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
