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Cannot select gnome shell when logging in anymore 12.04
suddenly the "GNOME" option when logging in to ubuntu disappeared.
I have absolutely no idea why. apt-get remove gnome-shell && apt-get install gnome-shell didn't have any effect.
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LightDM not Behaving as Expexted
I seem to be having some odd lightdm behavioral issues. So far this what I have in my /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file:
user-session=gnome-classic
greeter-session=unity-greeter
...
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fglrx not loaded after automated login
After the installation of the fglrx-driver (without problems, newest from source), the following things happen after an automated login:
the gnome-shell loads with a blinking curser
all following ...
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Very slow startup after login screen with SSD: how to troubleshoot?
Background:
I was trying to solve a problem I had with Libreoffice and installed/uninstalled a couple of packages (it is a fresh install of 12.10 Quantal). I don't know if it is related but there is ...
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Login takes very long, annoying repaints once a minute when logged in: How to troubleshoot?
I am suffering from a strange problem with my Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 12.10.
The login takes very long (> 30 sec), with a blank screen.
In Google Chrome and Thunderbird (and perhaps in other ...
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Login screen switched to Gnome3 when i istalled other Desktop environement. Can't find how to make it go back to unity!
Installed ubuntu 12.10 two days ago, and it works perfectly fine (I'm impressed!). I wanted to test other desktop environments, so I installed Kubuntu, Gnome3, and Xubuntu.
All of them work fine, ...
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'Gnome Classic' launches unity instead
I have previously installed the 'gnome-session-fallback' package to get the standard Gnome desktop instead of unity. I normally just select 'Gnome Classic' when I log in. Just now, I logged in with ...
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Updated: Remote login in LightDM and GNOME Shell
After I installed GNOME Shell, the option in LightDM for remote access ("remote login") disappeared. What should I do to restore the option?
Original untranslated version:
Al instalar GNOME Shell ...
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unable to login to Ubuntu 7.10, check xsessions-errors [closed]
I have an old computer with Ubuntu 7.10, I can't update it to a newer version because of legacy issues, and it recently gives me an error when logging into gnome:
A window shows up in the center ...
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Login freezes when trying to login [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and automatic login is set using Gnome 3.2(? I think). Everything has been fine until earlier when I had to ...
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2answers
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Can't log-in anymore
I installed Ubuntu x64 12.04 Desktop LTS on my new laptop three days ago.
Of course when I installed it I did an "apt-get upgrade" and a "apt-get update". I modified the .bashrc file to add some ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 - After release-upgrade from 11.10 - no more root login?
Question: I did do-release-upgrade on Ubuntu 11.10.
Now, I have Ubuntu 12.04, and I can login as a normal user, but not as root.
On 11.10, I could login as root without problem.
I checked on the ...
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2answers
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How do I boot into the console and then launch the Ubuntu desktop from it?
At the Ubuntu login page I have to hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 to be able to login as an user using the command line.
But how do I get to the command line first and then start the Ubuntu desktop from it?
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 - Black Screen after Gnome Uninstall [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
In an attempt to uninstall gnome, I followed the following instructions and was left with a black ...
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241 views
How to programmatically log-in a user remotely
How do I programmatically and remotely (using SSH) log-in a user so that the lightdm login screen closes and loads the user's desktop as thought they had physical typed in their username and password?
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Deleted unity cannot login user [closed]
I upgraded to 12.04 today and planned to set gnome classic as my standard wm as i always do, one step has also been removing unity and now i did so. Problem now is that i can't login, neither with ...
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Is it possible to login as the same user with 3 different environments kde, gnome and unity
Is it possible to login simultaneous as the same user with 3 different environments kde, gnome and unity? Or even more with xfce and lxde?
How can I do that?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 beta, but also ...
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2answers
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Running a script after the gui has loaded
I know how to run a program on boot, on login (System > Preferences > Startup Applications) or on opening a shell (.bashrc). I also did read "execute script after desktop loaded?". What I realized ...
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1answer
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Unable to login following permission changes in device manager (11.10 + Gnome)
(Running Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 11.10)
Everything working well (at least a couple of months), until recently when I changed the permissions through the device manager on the sda1 /2/ 3 drives, thinking it ...
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1answer
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how do I reput the Gnome sound that sounds at the beginnig?
when I installed the operating sistem, there was an option for this sound, but in that time I didn't want the sound be played. now I want it, then how do I put it again? help
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I choose to load GNOME but it always loads Unity
I've installed GNOME-Shell from the software centre and it installed with no problems. However when I log out, select GNOME from the dropdown menu and log back in, it just loads Unity.
Any ideas? ...
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Login as different user in Gnome if you are have root privileges
I want to login as a different user in Gnome and not to run a single program only, but I don't know the users password, I don't want to know it and I don't want to change it, but I'm sudoer.
Is there ...
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1answer
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Login sound disappeared
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with GNOME Shell. And I find that the music after login just disappeared. I run gnome-session-properties in terminal and I can see Gnome login sound selected.
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2answers
431 views
How to offer KDE, Unity and Gnome3 desktop login selection?
We're looking at deploying 12.04 across the entire enterprise (several hundred desktops). We've selected KDE as the default desktop for all users for the current distribution but we have a policy ...
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1answer
959 views
Ubuntu login sound missing in GNOME Shell
When I start GNOME Shell, the login sound of Ubuntu doesn't play.
I've tried to find the startup command of the sound on Google without any luck.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
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1answer
783 views
Desktop freezes when trying to switch to another user
I'm using ubuntu 11.10 gnome classic with 2 accounts admin and guest, if i try to switch users ubuntu log me out then get me into the login screen where guest and admin accounts are.
While being in ...
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6answers
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Cannot login to my user account
I upgraded my ubuntu from 11.04 to 11.10 via mounting the latest alternate CD image released on Oct. 13 as the final standard version and running the cdromupgrade prompt successfully, with full latest ...
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4answers
727 views
Login screen doesn't remember my choice of desktop enviroment
I have installed gnome shell, loged in to it, but on boot the computer logs in to a ubuntu session. I have automatic log in enabled.
How can I fix this. How can I make ubuntu remember my choice of ...
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1answer
190 views
How to choose in which display the login box will appear?
I have 2 monitors where the desktop is extended. They are connected to an AMD/ATI video card through DVI cables. When I boot the login form is shown at the secondary monitor, but when I log off it's ...
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8answers
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The configuration defaults for GNOME Power Manager have not been installed correctly. Cannot login
I have booted my ubuntu 11.04 on my other PC ( I have put my disk into it and booted it) and now don't know why, when I put it back to my lappy I get this error
I cannot login to the GUI. I know I ...
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How to disable bluetooth in Gnome 3? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I default Bluetooth to off on my laptop Lenovo T61
I an using Ubuntu Natty 11.04 with Gnome 3 front end. Every time I login I have in my top right corner an ...
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How can I set the default log in session?
I am using 11.04 with Gnome 3 installed. Before I log in I am prompted to choose in which environment I want to log in. Among the possible selections is gnome, how can I set the default choice?
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Input from the keyboard stops working when I log in [closed]
Once logged in to gnome session, ubuntu not taking input from keyboard...
While Logging I was able to enter administrator password but once that is done it is not taking input from keyboard...
I ...
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6answers
2k views
Can't log in - cycles through black screen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I just installed a new update then restarted my laptop. The update was recommended, as I haven't ...
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Why am I asked for a password after automatic login? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Keyring On Startup popup
I use automatic login because I don't want to enter a password every time I start the system. Although automatic login works, I'm still asked ...
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771 views
Exporting bash function in .profile or .xprofile kills X during login
I'm trying to export a bash function during Gnome login using one of the login shell start-up scripts. I've tried doing it in ~/.profile and ~/.xprofile but it results in X dying and restarting at the ...
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4answers
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Gnome/X logs off immediately after login — which logfiles are relevant?
I've been tinkering with fingerprint-gui as well as X/xrandr resolution settings.
When I start my machine, it boots up normally. As soon as X and gnome have finished starting, it logs me off ...
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1answer
482 views
Very long Gnome login time
My machine is taking ages to get from the login screen after booting to actually showing the gnome desktop (as in, over a minute). It seems as though it is just waiting for a long period of that time ...
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3answers
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Unity interface freezes [closed]
I select the Unity interface when I log in, and it only shows me the desktop wall-paper.
The mouse works, and Alt+F4 shows me the appropriate options. But no Alt+F4 or other options or windows. ...
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8answers
2k views
Unlock keyring prompts three times instead of one time
When I have "automatic login" activated, the "Unlock the Gnome Keyring" box asks for my password. But this happens three times. There are three boxes asking me for my password. In 10.04 the box ...
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1answer
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On resume from screensaver, gnome cannot accept keyboard input
I've had this problem for a long while...
First the computer goes into screensaver. Then when it resumes the currently focused window cannot receive keyboard events of any kind until focus is lost ...
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2answers
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Problem on boot - Login screen freezes [closed]
I was so excited and impatient that's why I couldn't wait for ubuntu 10.10 and upgrade to alpha version 2 days ago. Now, my login screen freezes and I get a message as " gnome power manager have not ...
