I am trying to boot Ubuntu on my computer. When I boot Ubuntu, it boots to a black screen. How can I fix this?
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For me, it actually needed a fsck. Eventually after hard-rebooting enough times, it asked me to do a fsck. You could try this with a livecd: askubuntu.com/a/885085/458247– wordsforthewiseJan 18, 2019 at 1:32
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It worked only with safe graphics option.– lsborgSep 17, 2022 at 22:27
33 Answers
I have just had the same problem on Ubuntu 14.04.2. And this solved it:
apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
If you installed from a USB drive, check whether it boots with the flash drive plugged in and if so, this may help.
in case if someone in the future is having the same issue:
Re-install the GUI / Desktop:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt remove ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
or
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop
Ubuntu boots to black screen with cursor after upgrade (from 18.04 to 20.04)
To enter a terminal in a black screen problem; I would suggest trying
ALT + F3,F4 or F5
To enter a Terminal.
Hope this helps soemone in the future!