My taskbars have disappeared on Ubuntu Mate 17.10, and I cannot launch a terminal or System Settings but can run Eclipse. Assuming I've accidentally deleted some folder, what might that be? I was playing with /usr/bin and /usr/lib today, but they seem to look somewhat sane- not empty.

I did get rid of Python2 and all it's dependencies at one point today, could that be a cause?

Presently following instructions listed here:

EDIT: Those instructions above fixed it.

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I don't actually know what happened- it's possible I deleted important files, but it's also possible the installers messed up. At any rate, dropping down to terminal with Ctrl+F1, updating packages, upgrading the system, and reinstalling the desktop worked, as suggested here for someone with a different issue.

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