Zorin GUI Doesn't Appear Anymore

General Help
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I did something weird to my Zorin installation. I was trying to eliminate the password prompt when I start the MS Edge browser and issued a sudo command in Terminal. Now when I try to boot up, I don't get the the initial GUI anymore. All I get is the Terminal command prompt for my login and password. After I enter those, I still don't get the GUI to come up. It just throws me to the Terminal command prompt. I tried to reinstall Zorin from a USB drive, but the system doesn't seem to recognize the USB.

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Can you try

sudo apt install --reinstall zorin-os-desktop

if you're using core or

sudo apt install --reinstall zorin-os-lite-desktop

if you're using lite. If those doesn't work, try running it with --reinstall removed.

Also, can you please update your Zorin OS edition in your profile.

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What command did you run?

You can reference previously run commands in the terminal command prompt with

history

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I ran sudo apt-get --purge remove gnome-keyring

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The reinstall command worked. It brought back my GUI. However, I have residual problems. I can't get my external monitor to display nor my Bluetooth keyboard to work. The keyboard has a Bluetooth dongle that I attached to the computer. Thanks for your help.

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Crosslink to the new thread here:

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A post was merged into an existing topic: Restore External Monitor and Bluetooth Keyboard After Reinstalling the Desktop

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2 posts were split to a new topic: Trouble installing Zorin OS Core

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