Unity Dash “Search your computer” only shows Files & Folders
It claims to have "Applications" selected on the right side, but doesn't find anything other than Files & Folders. I have no way of launching programs except via terminal. And no way of finding the list of installed programs.
I tried removing the zeitgeist index as per this similar question, but it didn't do anything.
This is what I see when I open it:
More info: I've been having this issue for months on 16.04, and hoped it would be fixed by upgrading to 18.04. It was, of course, since that switched me to GNOME Shell 3, but I switched back to Unity so I could get all of my custom compiz settings, and the issue came back.
More more info: none of the toggles on the right seem to do anything, except the Files & Folders one, which, if unselected, means that nothing gets shown as results.
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asked Feb 10 at 23:41
MalcolmOceanMalcolmOcean
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It claims to have "Applications" selected on the right side, but doesn't find anything other than Files & Folders. I have no way of launching programs except via terminal. And no way of finding the list of installed programs.
I tried removing the zeitgeist index as per this similar question, but it didn't do anything.
This is what I see when I open it:
More info: I've been having this issue for months on 16.04, and hoped it would be fixed by upgrading to 18.04. It was, of course, since that switched me to GNOME Shell 3, but I switched back to Unity so I could get all of my custom compiz settings, and the issue came back.
More more info: none of the toggles on the right seem to do anything, except the Files & Folders one, which, if unselected, means that nothing gets shown as results.
unity unity-dash
asked Feb 10 at 23:41
MalcolmOceanMalcolmOcean
158113
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Check if the app lens is installed,sudo apt install unity-lens-applications, if it installs then log out/in to ck.
– doug
Feb 18 at 2:19
@doug "unity-lens-applications is already the newest version"
– MalcolmOcean
Feb 18 at 23:06
Have you tried creating another user account and logging in under that account to see if you get applications in search results? If so, then it might be isolated to something specific to your user folder, such as a single corrupt .desktop file.
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:16
askubuntu.com/questions/501880/…
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:17
sudo apt install --reinstall unity-lens-applicationsjust to be safe
– Robert Riedl
Feb 22 at 11:04
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It claims to have "Applications" selected on the right side, but doesn't find anything other than Files & Folders. I have no way of launching programs except via terminal. And no way of finding the list of installed programs.
I tried removing the zeitgeist index as per this similar question, but it didn't do anything.
This is what I see when I open it:
More info: I've been having this issue for months on 16.04, and hoped it would be fixed by upgrading to 18.04. It was, of course, since that switched me to GNOME Shell 3, but I switched back to Unity so I could get all of my custom compiz settings, and the issue came back.
More more info: none of the toggles on the right seem to do anything, except the Files & Folders one, which, if unselected, means that nothing gets shown as results.
unity unity-dash
asked Feb 10 at 23:41
MalcolmOceanMalcolmOcean
158113
It claims to have "Applications" selected on the right side, but doesn't find anything other than Files & Folders. I have no way of launching programs except via terminal. And no way of finding the list of installed programs.
I tried removing the zeitgeist index as per this similar question, but it didn't do anything.
This is what I see when I open it:
More info: I've been having this issue for months on 16.04, and hoped it would be fixed by upgrading to 18.04. It was, of course, since that switched me to GNOME Shell 3, but I switched back to Unity so I could get all of my custom compiz settings, and the issue came back.
More more info: none of the toggles on the right seem to do anything, except the Files & Folders one, which, if unselected, means that nothing gets shown as results.
unity unity-dash
unity unity-dash
asked Feb 10 at 23:41
MalcolmOceanMalcolmOcean
158113
asked Feb 10 at 23:41
MalcolmOceanMalcolmOcean
158113
edited Feb 10 at 23:47
MalcolmOcean
asked Feb 10 at 23:41
MalcolmOceanMalcolmOcean
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asked Feb 10 at 23:41
MalcolmOceanMalcolmOcean
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asked Feb 10 at 23:41
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Check if the app lens is installed,sudo apt install unity-lens-applications, if it installs then log out/in to ck.
– doug
Feb 18 at 2:19
@doug "unity-lens-applications is already the newest version"
– MalcolmOcean
Feb 18 at 23:06
Have you tried creating another user account and logging in under that account to see if you get applications in search results? If so, then it might be isolated to something specific to your user folder, such as a single corrupt .desktop file.
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:16
askubuntu.com/questions/501880/…
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:17
sudo apt install --reinstall unity-lens-applicationsjust to be safe
– Robert Riedl
Feb 22 at 11:04
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Check if the app lens is installed,sudo apt install unity-lens-applications, if it installs then log out/in to ck.
– doug
Feb 18 at 2:19
@doug "unity-lens-applications is already the newest version"
– MalcolmOcean
Feb 18 at 23:06
Have you tried creating another user account and logging in under that account to see if you get applications in search results? If so, then it might be isolated to something specific to your user folder, such as a single corrupt .desktop file.
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:16
askubuntu.com/questions/501880/…
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:17
sudo apt install --reinstall unity-lens-applicationsjust to be safe
– Robert Riedl
Feb 22 at 11:04
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Check if the app lens is installed,
sudo apt install unity-lens-applications , if it installs then log out/in to ck.– doug
Feb 18 at 2:19
Check if the app lens is installed,
sudo apt install unity-lens-applications , if it installs then log out/in to ck.– doug
Feb 18 at 2:19
@doug "unity-lens-applications is already the newest version"
– MalcolmOcean
Feb 18 at 23:06
@doug "unity-lens-applications is already the newest version"
– MalcolmOcean
Feb 18 at 23:06
Have you tried creating another user account and logging in under that account to see if you get applications in search results? If so, then it might be isolated to something specific to your user folder, such as a single corrupt .desktop file.
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:16
Have you tried creating another user account and logging in under that account to see if you get applications in search results? If so, then it might be isolated to something specific to your user folder, such as a single corrupt .desktop file.
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:16
askubuntu.com/questions/501880/…
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:17
askubuntu.com/questions/501880/…
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:17
sudo apt install --reinstall unity-lens-applications just to be safe– Robert Riedl
Feb 22 at 11:04
sudo apt install --reinstall unity-lens-applications just to be safe– Robert Riedl
Feb 22 at 11:04
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Check if the app lens is installed,
sudo apt install unity-lens-applications, if it installs then log out/in to ck.– doug
Feb 18 at 2:19
@doug "unity-lens-applications is already the newest version"
– MalcolmOcean
Feb 18 at 23:06
Have you tried creating another user account and logging in under that account to see if you get applications in search results? If so, then it might be isolated to something specific to your user folder, such as a single corrupt .desktop file.
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:16
askubuntu.com/questions/501880/…
– Steve
Feb 19 at 15:17
sudo apt install --reinstall unity-lens-applicationsjust to be safe– Robert Riedl
Feb 22 at 11:04