[nmglug] No GUI desktop

[okeefe at cybermesa.com]

On Fri, March 16, 2018 10:13 am, Ted Pomeroy wrote:
Thanks Ted
I didn't change anything,just did the update. Weirdly tho, a while back
the machine started booting into guest user with no login screen. I would
logout and login as me. As I wrote, weird but functional.I didn't change
to a different wm. Added new user but can't load a wm, ldm or otherwise. I
tried openbox but get an xserver error as below in my post. I at least
have this older machine but not my current work files. Do you know of a
way for me to access the files on my current machine from this older one?
Of course not all would be usable given the changes in software over the
years.
So again, thanks for the response and help Ted!
Brian

 > 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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