Questions tagged [gdm]
GNOME Display Manager (GDM) is a program which provides Ubuntu GNOME's graphical login screen.
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Inconsistant boot, hangs during, I think it's GPU related
Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Installed NVIDIA driver last week, haven't had problems until now. Boot hangs at different part of boot usually. ~ 1 in 6 attempts boots without issue. advanced booting into ...
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ubuntu 23.04 gets stuck in systemd in gdm.service
computer gets stuck in systemd
allways when it reachs gdm.service
started gdm.service - Gnome display manager.port generation.ScriptDispatcher Service....out every device.cklight:intel_backlight...
I ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS won't boot to desktop
I am running a VM of 22.04.1 LTS on my server running TrueNAS to host game servers and my discord bot. it has been fine since I installed it but due to its nature I leave it running without looking at ...
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Cannot log in to session after update with gdm3
I was running Regolith (an i3-based WM) with Ubuntu 22.10.
I just updated my laptop to Ubuntu 23.04 using the do-release-upgrade.
After booting, I could access the login session (which is GDM), but ...
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Stuck in Login loop Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I am stuck in a login loop after restarting and have tried eveything below:
Stuck In Login Loop Ubuntu 20.04 (INFINITE),
https://www.makeuseof.com/fix-ubuntu-login-loop-issue/,
https://www....
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Updates to GNOME always cause breakage due to Smartcard settings not being available
So, this is a headache when you use Yubikeys or smartcards, but to disable Smartcard support in GUI, you have to remove it from the session environments.
Unfortunately, this causes some headaches, as ...
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Black screen with underscore after ASUS logo while booting Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on ASUS Zenbook-N501VW. But when i try boot my system it shows a black screen with underscore (_) sign after ASUS logo. I have tried the solutions mentioned in this ...
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no graphical login screen after boot into Ubuntu 22.04 following driver update
I have updated my nvidia driver to nvidia-driver-525-open using the GUI (which was marked as tested).
After a reboot I no longer get a graphical login screen, just a blinking cursor. Using Ctrl+Alt+F4 ...
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How to dermine why a systemd service is not stopping on shutdown? (stop job is running)
Recently every time I shut down or reboot my laptop, it is slow to shut down, and shows the following message:
A stop job is running for Session c1 of User gdm
I tried several similar questions that ...
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How to reset GDM3 configuration
I saw maybe on Reddit on r/Ubuntu or maybe on r/gnome about a Flatpak to customize the GDM/login/greeter. I installed it, took a look, and decided I was not very interested and just uninstalled it. It'...
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Blank boot screen: Potential gdm3 package issue
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on an offline machine. Recently the display port video output has stopped working and it just shows a blank screen with a flashing underscore in the top left corner. I can ...
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Reinstalling ubuntu desktop makes the system unable to boot
I had ubuntu 18.04 LTS and was having some issues with the AMD drivers. I got uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled ubuntu-desktop environment. But the system is unable to boot into the desktop. The ...
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Disable fingerprint in GDM in Ubuntu 22.04
How can I disable fingerprint authentication in GDM without completely disabling fingerprint authentication in lock screen for my local user ?
The answers in question 1329791 seem to no longer apply ...
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gnome lock screen doesn't work after modification
I recently tried changing the background purple color of the gnome login screen. After following primarily this guide: How do I change login screen theme or background in Ubuntu 20.04?
I changed the ...
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Windows lose focus and appear behind desktop icons
On one of my machines I have a problem where the active windows lose focus and appear behind the desktop icons. Cf. screenshots.
After playing with Alt-tab it's possible to get out of it, but it's not ...
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Long pause after login using display manager
I have a strange problem with Ubuntu, that I never had before:
when using GDM3 (or any other display manager I've tested) and Xorg,
after logging in I have to wait for 5 or more minutes, until my ...
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gdm.service randomly stopping on its own
Some background:
Devices are running a mix of Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 with GNOME.
The issue has occurred on multiple machines.
Randomly, after a few minutes of normal operation (boot up and login are ...
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How to disable Wayland on multiple users
I am attempting to disable Wayland on 2 users at the same time on my machine so I could remote connect using TeamViewer.
I tried setting sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf to WaylandEnable=false on both ...
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GDM3 Gets Stuck and Prevents Ubuntu 18.04 from Booting
A couple days ago, I rebooted my computer after making changes to my /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css file (modifying #lockDialogGroup to customize login screen), and it didn't boot back up. ...
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UI login doesn't work after restart
After updating from Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04 I cannot sign in to the UI session: after typing in the password I am just thrown back to the login screen.
It does work without issues for a newly ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 logs off unexpectedly (gdm-x-session segfault)
I hit a shortcut key (win+space) to change the input language and the system logged off unexpectedly. This is not the first time I'm experiencing this issue though I don't remember what I did in ...
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Xsession hangs in sudo edubuntu-langpack-installer
After an upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, the graphical login stopped working. The display manager did not show up anymore.
After some dpkg-reconfigure gdm3 and other things, that seems to work now ...
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How can I resolve the error "installed gdm3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10" [duplicate]
How can I resolve the package installation error of the gdm3 package?
I got an error message whenever I install Debian packages by using apt;
sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up gdm3 (42.0-1ubuntu7) .....
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What causes Automatic Suspend to fire up on Ubuntu 18.04?
I have Ubuntu 18.04 where X11 is implemented by Xorg using gdm3 as a login shell.
I load to dconf following .ini file (in addition to Ubuntu 18.04 gdm3 defaults):
# New added
[org/gnome/control-center]...
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Difference between GDM3 in Ubuntu desktop vs. server
I have one bootable USB drive running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS desktop, and another running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS server. The former came with GDM3 by default. I installed GDM3 on the latter via sudo apt install ...
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First user logs in using X11, switch user logs in using Wayland
I would like to use X11 for all user logins on my Ubuntu 22.04 setup so I uncommented WaylandEnable=false in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf.
After a reboot, the first user logs in and echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE is ...
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Cannot log into primary user Ubuntu 22.10
I recently installed 22.10 on my Acer Predator laptop and have had no problems until two days ago. I was playing the new Dwarf Fortress through Steam, the screen went black except for the top bar and ...
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How to login to the Ubuntu (not GNOME) session on a remote server using xRDP?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 running on a remote server, which I am accessing over xRDP.
When I login, it seems to load the "GNOME on X.Org" (and not the Ubuntu) session. Since I am using RDP, I ...
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GDM3 xsessions, specifying Wayland / Xorg
I was looking to create a new gdm3 profile to allow me to run GPU selection at login, but I got stymied by a lack of understanding of the existing profiles. There appear to be two entries in /usr/...
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Login screen settings icon disappeared
So, I used to have a login settings icon on the login screen, which would show as you type your password. See the bottom right icon here: (mine use to have 2 entries, not 3.)
I tried a Wayland ...
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apport-autoreport.service loaded failed failed Process error reports when automatic reporting is enabled
OS Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Kernel 5.15.0-52-generic
DE: GNOME 42.5
CPU: 11th Gen Intel i5-11300H (8) @
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Memory: 3173MiB / 15795MiB
I am not ...
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Difference between F1 and F2 in Linux Consoles
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
I was experimenting with the TTY consoles that are Ctrl+Fn+Alt+F3, F4, F5, and up. I noticed that F1 and F2 both seem to be the graphical desktop. F2 is the one that I ...
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ctrl+alt+f1( or f2...) is a black screen. (Ubuntu20.04, Gnome, gdm3)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS startup with gdm3 can normally show the login window.
But, When I type ctrl+alt+f1( or f2...), the screen goes black.
I'm a beginner. I've tried every "fix" I've found ...
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"Error: Can't open display: wayland-0" on 22.04/gdm3
I am building a new workstation environment on Ubuntu Server 22.04 and manually installing just the minimal desktop components necessary to manage a half dozen libvirt/QEMU/KVM virtual machines (where ...
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Problem booting ubuntu after uninstalling KDE
Whenever I boot my ubuntu system it goes into tty mode, there is no gui.
Every time I boot I have to use startx in tty to access my desktop.
I installed KDE plasma a long time ago without deleting ...
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Ubuntu 22.10 doesn't boot
Ubuntu 22.10 doesn't boot.
On the terminal it appears gdm.service and paired Bluetooth audio devices are constantly connecting and disconnecting.
Tried to extract, Bluetooth usb adapter, to turn off ...
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Ubuntu Studio 22.04 Log-in screens pops up and then disappers
I have somewhat similar problem to Login page doesn't appear
In my case sometimes, though not always, I can see the log-on-screen pop up for maybe 1 second and then I get a black screen with a ...
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Unable to use KDE desktop due to autologin
I recently moved from Windows to Ubuntu but now I want to use a different dekstop (KDE rather than GNOME). I installed KDE Plasma Desktop using the instructions here: https://itsfoss.com/install-kde-...
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How does Ubuntu theme GDM?
I’ve checked a few things already.
The file /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource is stock GNOME.
The directory /etc/gdm3/ contains no mention of “Yaru” or “theme” except for commented ...
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Have to manually start gmd3 after installing and uninstalling KDE Plasma
Some months ago I installed KDE Plasma, didn't like it much and uninstalled it again. Now every time I start my laptop, a black screen comes up and asks for login name and password. After that I have ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 fails to boot fully, "p link was shut down"
On Boot Screen Log:
[ OK ] Sarted GNOME Display Manager. Dispatcher Service....proxy server...p link was shut down.
OS:
Ubuntu 18.04.6 (last 32-bit)
Linux 4.15.0-176-generic
Gnome: 3.28.2
I could ...
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Solve "Something went wrong" error remotely
There are several similar questions about the annoying and useless "Oh no. Something went wrong" error message, but:
no solutions worked for me (see below)
I don't have a physical access to ...
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Black screen (blinking cursor) after logout: after 18.04 to 20.04 upgrade
After upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04 I login normally to my user account. Right after logout (and the additional prompt to confirm my intention to logout), the screen turns to black with a cursor ...
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How do I can manager and change and add anything(like : software) on a display manager like GDM before login user desktop?
Unfortunately, I could not get an answer, so I will ask my question again.
Do the sound and keyboard settings, reset the operating system and the clock, as well as the various options of the desktop ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 switches monitor positions each time I unlock
I'm running 20.04 on a laptop that alternates between two monitor configurations
at the office the laptop is connected to two external monitors via usb-c, the first monitor (HP EliteDisplay E243d) ...
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Cannot Refresh Snap Store (PID 1805)
I know Pending Update questions have been asked and answered, such as this one, which seems thorough enough to solve the problem. However, after running a Snap Store update from command line I ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 stuck during boot with "Started User Manager for UID ..."
Hello everybody out there using Ubuntu,
Booting Ubuntu 18.04 on a ThinkPad X230t (with Coreboot BIOS) used to work fine, but now it stops with the message
[ OK ] Started GNOME Display Manager.
[ OK ...
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Close chrome gracefully on shutdown
I've noticed that my chrome doesn't close gracefully on a shutdown. I've tried several things to solve it, but it's still an issue.
I found this command that works when running it manually: killall -2 ...
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GDM no longer starts on Virtual Terminal after package updates
From the update history log:
Start-Date: 2022-09-14 15:57:04
Commandline: packagekit role='update-packages'
Upgrade: python3-distupgrade:amd64 (1:22.04.13, 1:22.04.14), gnome-control-center-faces:...
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Ubuntu 22.04 when using external screens through Thunderbolt 3, mouse breaks and I can't click but use keyboard
When I connect external screens through Thunderbolt 3, after I while I can't click any of the icons and I have to disconnect the Thunderbolt 3 cable to use it. After disconnecting and connecting it ...
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