[nmglug] No GUI desktop

[Ted Pomeroy]

for Brian O, Did you change your login manager? Can you add a new user and
get a gui desktop? I had similar mishap a few years ago and what you have
is a settings problem in your default user. Swithcinig from gdm to ldm(or
vice versa) can get you into trouble. So, if you have the Guest account
with a gui, but not your account it is a setting. I use Xubuntu, also
16.04, I will look at my config files for a hint.
All is not lost, just misplaced. Hang in there. Thank you, Ted P.

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 8:32 AM, <okeefe at cybermesa.com> wrote:

> I apologize for such a lengthy message but it's the one I posted to
> ubuntuforums. As the subject states I've lost my GUI apparently because
> the machine can't connect to X. Here's what I sent and I thank any and all
> in advance!
>
> Just to clarify, I updated some normal updates as prompted by Update
> Manager about 3 days ago. I'm 16.04 and they were normal security updates.
> Now when I boot  the machine starts in graphic mode as (all hand typed and
> a real pain in the a**!)
> [CODE]ubuntu-laptop login:[/CODE]
> and I can log in as myself (ubuntu)
> [CODE]ubuntu-laptop login: ubuntu[/CODE]
> [CODE]Password[/CODE]
> then I try, which has always worked,
> [CODE]ubuntu at ubuntu-laptop: ~$ startx[/CODE]
> returns
> [CODE]X.Org X Server 1.18.4
> Release Date 2016-07-19
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 4.4.0-97-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
> Current Operating System: Linux ubuntu-laptop 4.4.0-117-generic
> #141-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 13 11:58:07 UTC 2018 x86_64
> Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-117-generic
> root=UUID=ea9f5446-2b36-4ba1-bcfs-ac786107fd58 ro vga=792 quiet splash
> acpi_osi=Linux vt.handoff=7
> Build Date: 13 October 2017 01:57:05PM
> xorg-server 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7
> Current version of pixman: 0.33.6
> Before reporting problems check http://wiki.x.org
> to make sure you have the latest version
> Markers: [I]various symbols[I]
> (==) Log file: "home/ubuntu/.localshare/xorg/Xorg.1.log" time, (current
> time)
> (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> waiting for X server to shut down (II) server terminated successfully (0).
> Closing log file.esetting enabled.xinit: connection to X server
> lost[/CODE]
> So I get no GUI at all with me as user. However, I have a guest user that
> starts lightdm all by itself if I (ctrl+alt+f7) I can switch to my user in
> a terminal but the desktop remains lightdm and as guest. Some apps run,
> like libreoffice, and most do not like firefox, thunderbird, synaptic
>
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