I installed Xubuntu 18.04 a few weeks back. Sometimes when I log in, I'll end up right back at the login screen. After two or three log in attempts, I finally get through to the desktop.
Tonight, it's gotten worse. no matter how many times I log in, I end up back at the login screen. TTY logins (Ctrl+Alt+F1) work successfully. I can also access the account in GUI mode using Chrome Remote Desktop.
I created another account and it does successfully log in to that account, but I'd like to repair the original account so that I don't lose all the configuration work I've done over time.
Installing lxde-desktop
and logging in with that (not lxde-qt
) allows me to log in normally.
What I've tried:
- checked ownership of
.Xauthority
and.ICEauthority
, which were owned by the correct user instead ofroot
- purged and reinstalled
lightdm
Model names:
Computer: Lenovo Ideapad 520S-14IKB
RAM: Crucial Technology BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FBD 16GB DDR4-2666 SODIMM 1.2V
CPU: Intel Core i5-8250U @ 1.60GHz
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Disk: Intel SSDSC2KW25