The terminal has gone invisible , although I can type commands and they get executed:Even some firefox download dropdowns are invisible, I can click the items in the drop down list but the list itself is invisible(see the down arrow highlighted but the drop down list is invisible):Some system details:~> stty --allspeed 38400 baud; rows 24; columns 80; line = 0;intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = M-^?; eol2 = M-^?;swtch = M-^?; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W;lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;-parenb -parodd cs8 hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts-ignbrk brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl -ixon -ixoff-iuclc ixany imaxbel iutf8opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprtechoctl echoke~ # sudo inxi -UStarting inxi self updater.Currently running inxi version number: 2.2.19Current version patch number: 00Updating inxi in /usr/bin using svn server as download source...Successfully updated to svn server version: 2.2.19New svn server version patch number: 00To run the new version, just start inxi again.    Aspire-5745 ~ # inxi -FxzSystem: Host: -Aspire-5745 Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.8.2)Desktop: Cinnamon 2.4.6 (Gtk 3.10.8~8+qiana)Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 RebeccaMachine: System: Acer (portable) product: Aspire 5745 v: V1.19Mobo: Acer model: JV51_CP Bios: INSYDE v: V1.19 date: 22/03/2011CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5 M 460 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KBflags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10109clock speeds: max: 2534 MHz 1: 1199 MHz 2: 1199 MHz 3: 1199 MHz4: 2534 MHzGraphics: Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controllerbus-ID: 00:02.0Display Server: X.org 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)tty size: 80x24 Advanced Data: N/A for rootAudio: Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audiodriver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.13.0-37-genericNetwork: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v1.0 Gigabit Ethernetdriver: atl1c v: 1.0.1.1-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 01:00.0IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: Card-2: Broadcom BCM43225 802.11b/g/n driver: wl bus-ID: 02:00.0IF: wlan0 state: down mac: Drives: HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (82.3% used)ID-1: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS54505 size: 500.1GB temp: 36CPartition: ID-1: / size: 23G used: 8.7G (40%) fs: ext4I remember that I may have tried to unsuccessfully install Pycharm and SDL libraries before this happened. This happened after  the system hanged and after I restarted my system I got this problem which is not going away. I tried a lot of things like restarting , changin  theme colors, resetting terminal profile\colors\transparency etc post to various forums etc. but nothing worked.Running sudo debsums -c:/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper-bottom/01integrity_check/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/casper-bottom/15autologin/usr/share/cups/data/default-testpage.pdf/usr/share/applications/evince.desktop/usr/lib/firefox/browser/defaults/preferences/vendor-firefox.js/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/distribution.ini/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-US/amazondotcom.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-US/duckduckgo.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-US/wikipedia.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-US/yahoo.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-GB/amazon-en-GB.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-GB/chambers-en-GB.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-GB/duckduckgo.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-GB/wikipedia.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-ZA/amazondotcom.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-ZA/duckduckgo.xml/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-ZA/wikipedia.xml/usr/share/icons/HighContrast/16x16/places/start-here.png/usr/share/icons/HighContrast/22x22/places/start-here.png/usr/share/icons/HighContrast/24x24/places/start-here.png/usr/share/icons/HighContrast/32x32/places/start-here.png/usr/share/icons/HighContrast/48x48/places/start-here.png/usr/share/icons/HighContrast/scalable/places/start-here.svg/usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/places/ubuntu-logo.png/usr/share/icons/gnome/22x22/places/ubuntu-logo.png/usr/share/icons/gnome/24x24/places/ubuntu-logo.png/usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/places/ubuntu-logo.png/usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places/ubuntu-logo.svg/usr/share/applications/itweb-settings.desktop/usr/bin/inxi/usr/share/applications/libreoffice-math.desktop/usr/lib/linuxmint/common/configobj.pyc/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/Classes.pyc/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/widgets/__init__.pyc/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/widgets/pathbar2.pyc/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/widgets/rgb.pyc/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintInstall/widgets/searchentry.pyc/usr/share/applications/openjdk-7-policytool.desktop/usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/device-added.oga/usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/device-removed.oga/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.pkexec.synaptic.policy/usr/share/applications/vino-preferences.desktop/usr/share/applications/yelp.desktop
Recovering Invisible screens and dropdowns on linux
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