After reinstalling light dm Zorin reverts to old 18 Ubuntu and Pw login loops

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#41

@carmar: unsure what you mean, exactly. When I did try the GDM3 trick and saw the message I rebooted anyway, an eternal optimist!

I also recall when I FIRST installed lightdm i was sleepy and did not read properly, missed the option to change from gm3 to lightdm

The result was nothing.
So, do you want to me to:

  • purge lightdm , then reinstall but select gdm3?
  • purge lightdm and reinstall gdm3 and reboot after the error and report back?
  • Something else-
  • none of the above

Thks for the link, I have read it, a lot of options.
I guess yuo were referring to the green ticked re error message, if so, basically that is what I did; ignored it and rebooted. Nothing changed, went straight to clean ccccc files ccccc blocks.

The only way I seem to be able to get a graphic display is with lightdm

Hope this helps. :slightly_smiling_face:

#42

What about Aravisian’s suggestion? sudo apt install zorin-os-desktop

But to answer your question - I was thinking purge lightdm and reinstall gdm3 and reboot after the error and report back. But likely, it may not be lightdm leftover config files causing issues - more like what Aravisian wrote about part of the DE missing. Still, the purge is worth a try and what I had in mind.

PS - this also may not help but does startx work?

#43

OK, at moment I am doing a nautilus reload, no startx did not work tried that earlier.

#44

@Aravisian

  • Nautilus is latest pack, reloading changed nothing
  • Zorin O/S DT latest version already installed, can not reinstall it is not a download.
#45

How do you feel about Reinstalling the operating system? :expressionless:

#46

:face_with_raised_eyebrow:

#47

Sometimes, ya can’t find the hole in the boat…

With access to tty, at least you can use terminal commands to compress and make back ups of personal files.

#48

@carmar

  • purged light dm
  • update
  • reinstalled ldm using GDM3
  • reverts to clean files blocks screen
  • purged light dm using gdm 3 mode
  • installed gdm3 direct
  • already current package
  • reinstall unstall gdm3 (no error message~)
    *reboot
  • back to clean files blocks

Seems only way to get graphic interface is light dm.
I will keep banging away at the password thing, eventually I will find the hole.

#49

Understood and seriously, I appreciate the time you guys have put in. I will continue to search and see what turns up. If I can sort the pw issue I feel I am almost there

#50

When you enter your PW, are you able to log in and see a desktop?

#51

Did you consider uninstalling Geany? That shouldn’t be it but if that’s the only change you made, then what else could it be?

#52

Not exactly, I still see the same 1804 mauve background with the stylised animal, the time, date, option buttons are all at the top of the screen. you get the idea?
I don’t have option to login as guest but can under the cog wheel chose a variety nof options, such as
Gnome, Gnome classic, gnome on xorg etc

#53

You can choose the options, but not actually login?

#54

let me think about that

#55

Correct

#56

yep, tried em all

#57

Have you tried Installing Ubuntu Desktop again?

#58

I will try that now, however, I was working from a PPA via terminal and from very foggy memory I don’t recall if the package actually loaded and geany installed or not

#59

No, it seemed to make little if any difference.
Will give it a go after I try to remove geany

#60

geany --version will tell you.
Actually, never mind - if you try to remove and it’s not there then you’ll know anyway.