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I have a problem logging into Ubuntu under all of my usernames. I have tried many solutions. When I look at my .xsession-errors file, I get the following:

xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":o"
Script for ibus started at run_im.
Script for auto started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
init: gnome-session (unity) main process (2292) terminated with status 1
init: unity-settings-deamon main process (2284) killed by TERM signal
init: logrotate main process (2192)killed by TERM signal
init: update-notifier-crash (/var/crash/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash) main process (2230) killed by TERM signal
init: xsession-init main process (2201) killed by TERM signal
init: hud main process (2288) killed by TERM signal
init: unity=panel service main process (2299) killed by TERM signal
init: Disconnected from notified D-Bus bus
init: window-stack-bridge main process (2215) killed by KILL signal
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  • Have you tried this question: Ubuntu gets stuck in a Login Loop?
    – karel
    Apr 20, 2015 at 17:33
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    Yes those solutions did not work. I tried the chmod username:username solution to no avail as well as some of the other suggestions on there
    – Ben
    Apr 20, 2015 at 17:36
  • Is it when you try to login you get kicked back to the login screen? Try pressing ctrl + alt + F2 to drop to a command shell, login, and then run sudo apt-get remove --purge lightdm and then sudo apt-get install lightdm. If that doesn't work, try sudo apt-get install gdm.
    – TheWanderer
    Apr 20, 2015 at 17:36
  • I know in your other question you had mentioned installing gdm, were you attempting to install gnome? You could try reinstalling the Unity Desktop Environment.
    – Ian
    Apr 20, 2015 at 17:40
  • @Zacharee1 The lightdm fix did not work. And I already tried the gdm fix and that did not work.
    – Ben
    Apr 20, 2015 at 18:51

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Short Solution

Try to install linux-headers-generic and reboot to login again:

# apt-get install linux-headers-generic

Longer Story

Same issue here. I've tried serveral ways in askubuntu and stackoverflow but in vain. I write down my solution and hope it will help others.

This issue happens after I use apt-get purge to remove all kernels accidentally, then I install linux-image-generic and hope everything is ok. However, I meet this issue after reboot, .xsession-errors shows almost same message (just pids are different).

After one hour, I found linux-headers-generic is not just header files. It will also recompile necessary components. In my case it's nvidia driver.

After install linux-headers-generic and reboot, everything is back to normal.

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