Stuck at log in of Ubuntu? Try following
So there I
was working with Ubuntu and smartdomains. I was trying to install some plugins
with java. As I rebooted the system I was shocked to see that the desktop would
display the log in screen. I was able to put my password but then after
accepting the password, the log in screen would reappear and it gets annoying
after a number of log ins. So I tried to find a solution. As I found that there
was a problem with the current log in screen. So I installed a new by doing the
following:
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when you get to the graphical login screen hit
Ctrl+Alt+F2, thus you get to a textual login
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put in your name and password (password is not
displayed when you type, neither as stars or bullets)
·
type sudo apt-get install gdm and hit enter, give
your password and wait to get a line ending with a dollar sign again
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type sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
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hit enter at the first screen
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select gdm in the list you get in the second screen
with the arrow keys
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hit the tab button (above the caps lock one), now you
see the word Ok highlighted. Hit enter
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type "sudo reboot" and hit enter. You'll
get another graphical login screen, but you'll be able to log in!
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P.S.: (1) if you are used to run some programs like
ifconfig or others which are administrative ones from a terminal emulator (e.g.
gnome-terminal) you'd better add a line like
PATH="$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin" at the end of the .bashrc file in your
home directory. You can do it with echo
'PATH="$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin"' >> ~/.bashrc. (2) if you want to
change back to the other graphical login screen from time to time and see if it
was bug-fixed and it works again you can run sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm and
select lightdm and reboot (doesn't look like it works if you just run sudo
pkill X)
Cheers!
