I discovered what makes Unity hang: It turns out there is a file ~/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig/config Before the problem occurs, it's empty. After the problem appears, it contains
[general_ubuntu] profile = If you delete these lines, Unity works again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/874489 Title: compizConfig crash whole unity by only displaying settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/874489/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs