Q:

Trying to use gnome-shell but it will not work

It acts like it wants to work, but all I get is the bar across the top with "activities", the time, my name, and the background. After that my computer will do nothing else.
I installed it following the directions here, detailing how to install it on Ubuntu (have tried the repository version and the PPA version).
Graphics card information:
$ lspci | grep VGA

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)

A:

I fixed it by re-installing ubuntu... makes me wonder if I got rid of something it depended on by accident..

