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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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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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resizing snapped windows together with ubuntu
I want to be able to snap two windows together, then when I click on the border of the two windows and drag left or right, resize them as a whole, that is, if I resize the window on the left 50% ...
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How to modify the gdm3 greeter's texts?
I'd like to change, for example, the "Sorry, that didn't work" to something else. Are the texts of the gdm3 greeter available and modifiable somewhere in the system?
I am aware that this ...
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Ubuntu server 18 problem with display manager - can't see GDM properly
Lenovo sr650 server with 2 graphical adapters :
Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. MGA G200e
NVIDIA Corporation GV100GL [Tesla V100 PCIe 32GB]
After installing GDM - can't see it properly .
Please ...
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Trying to install GNOME on Ubuntu on remote server
Im a fairy new user at Linux.
I have Ubuntu 18.04 on a host at paperspace.
I'm following this guide:
https://www.teknotut.com/en/install-vnc-server-with-gnome-display-on-ubuntu-18-04/
Beside that I ...
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Getting issue with display on Ubuntu 18.04.4
While running docker for scraping/splash, I kept getting notification of "Empty Trash" which indicated that the disk was out of space.
After few seconds,GUI got stuck. I powered of the ...
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Can't logon to xfce4
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 bionic and installed the xfce4 package. However, when I choose "Xfce session" in the login manager, it does not log me on to Xfce4 but instead throws me right back to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 crashes with EXT4-fs error and systemd-journald
Oct 22 Update:
I changed my SSD two weeks ago from LITEON CV3-8D256 to Samsung 970 Evo Plus, and the problem described below hasn't happened since then. I suspect the problem was due to the ...
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How to diagnose/stop gdm-x-session spamming syslog
[Note: this is similar to issue #418 in the gnome gitlab but it happens to me constantly and I'm not running Evolution. I filed this there too, but gnome 3.28.2 is no longer supported there.]
I'm not ...
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Why is my ubuntu display manager doing this?
I rebooted my ubuntu machine and this happened with my display manager - the options on the sidebar jumbled together. How can I fix this?
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gdm3: unable to boot in 18.04
I restarted my computer which has (dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 and windows 10) because I was having some trouble installing and uninstalling virtual box. After the Ubuntu loading screen, the boot does not ...
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How to fix GDM3 loop?
After following advice here, I have found myself stuck in a loop. Only the Wayland version works, but I need the normal edition. I no longer care about getting KDE, I just want my laptop fixed. It has ...
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gnome desktop manager won't start after installing ubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
I have a server hosted at a remote data center with Ubuntu 18.04 server installed, the client wanted to login to the server with a GUI, so I installed a desktop manager using apt install ubuntu-...
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How to restart gdm on login loop from tty?
When using lightdm, when encountering a login loop after waking from sleep I can do Ctrl+Alt+F5 to drop into tty5 for example. After logging in, I write sudo service lightdm restart into the terminal, ...
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18.04 `sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm` falls back to gdm3 after unity greeter
Situation
Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
ubuntu-desktop 1.417.4
ubuntu-unity-desktop 0.1
lightdm 1.26.0-0ubuntu1
Action
Starting off from a GNOME enviroment, I have run sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm, chosen ...
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Always loopback into loginscreen: How do I fix it? (Ubuntu 18.04, gdm3)
Installed a fresh 18.04 on a Lenovo T440. After 2 days, Ubuntu presents me a loopback into login screen every time I try to login.
ALT + STRG + F2 brings me into console, where I can proceed with ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 lightdm does not work properly
I do not like gdm on Ubuntu 18.04 so I have replaced it with good old lightdm and unity-greeter with the following command:
sudo apt install lightdm unity-greeter
I've also selected lightdm in ...
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What is a "ubuntu" gnome-session and why isn't it a `systemd --user` session?
The content of /usr/share/xsessions/ubuntu.desktop states that:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Ubuntu
Comment=This session logs you into Ubuntu
Exec=env GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=ubuntu gnome-session --session=...
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I killed Xorg. after reboot, gdm3 freezes
I killed xorg process and now, after rebooting, the login screen is frozen.
I tried booting into recovery mode but I couldn't restart xorg.
Pardon my minimal understanding of xorg and what it does.
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18.04 xserver exits after login
I have a problem with X.
Right after login, I briefly see the icons on the desktop and my wallpaper. Immediately after that I find myself on the login screen again.
If I log in on another tty and try ...
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Ubuntu Freezing after login, can't install gdm3, other solutions not working
I am on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS, and the computer freezes after I enter in my login information.
I have looked thoroughly at the solutions presented on Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop but none of them ...
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Disable purple screen at gnome start for kiosk app in Ubuntu 18.04
I've been trying to minimize an Ubuntu 18.04 image for a kiosk application.
during the boot an empty purple screen appears for a second then system goes into my application.
[gif]Purple screen ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.3: after entering login password - Desktop is blank; Even after reinstall
I have checked this: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? - Ask Ubuntu
But all of this is about issue just after booting and before logging to Ubuntu. For me, I am ...
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boot hangs at "Started GNOME Display Manager" after updating to 18.04 (kernel 4.15.0-66)
I have a custom-built workstation (from early 2018) with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. It's connected to one screen and a few USB devices.
It came with Ubuntu 16.04 preinstalled. The kernel I'm using ...
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Where does /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css pull its colors from?
I have been changing the /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css file to customize the colors of my desktop for a while now, but I believe it may be making my OS unstable. It even says on the top of the file "This ...
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Installing customized GDM theme: Replacing ubuntu.css vs Using "update-alternatives --install .... gdm3.css"
I installed a customized css file for the GDM of Ubuntu 18.04 via 2 approaches. Surprisingly, they gave different results:
Approach (A)
I saved my customized GDM css file as
/usr/share/gnome-shell/...
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Default folder to install customised GDM theme
In Ubuntu 18.04, I noticed that directory /usr/share/themes is where customized GTK themes, that beautify the Desktop and Lockscreen, are installed.
For customized GDM theme, i.e. theme use to ...
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Is there a way to make Ubuntu 18.04 login screen dark themed?
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 using Communitheme, managed to make it dark within the desktop environment; the Nautilus is dark, the menus are all dark and browsers are also respectively dark themed. Everything ...
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/etc/gdm3/Prime and /etc/gdm3/PrimeOff in ubuntu 18.04
When are these files executed and what's their use?
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The "Date" in Ubuntu 18.04 Lock Screen is not always center aligned. How to fix?
In Ubuntu 18.04, there appears to be an issue with the alignment of the shown "Date" in the locked screen, i.e. .screen-shield-clock-date{} in /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css. It sometimes ...
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18.04.2 lowlatency kernels are hanging at login screen running as guest in VMware Workstation 14.1.7 and Player 15.1
Trying to build a VM using the 18.04.2 lowlatency kernels. Everything is working fine with the generic kernels (4.15 and 4.18), but when I attempt to boot either the 4.15 or 4.18 lowlatency kernels, ...
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Login screen appears on second monitor [duplicate]
After I choose Ubuntu from the GRUB menu which appears on the primary monitor, the login screen appears on the second monitor which is something that I don't want.
How can I prevent this, so that ...
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Why I can not install gdm3
unfortunately I deleted gdm3.
So I want reinstall it again but when I try to install it I see this message.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
gdm3 : Depends: libgdm1 (= 3.28.0-0ubuntu1) ...
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GDM: Select Unity Desktop
I have installed ubuntu-unity-desktop package from my ubuntu 18.04LTS installation and I wish to change into unity or any other desktop environment I have installed in it.
But on the login screen I ...
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Black screen after login 18.04
After login into my main account, I get a black screen that lasts up to an hour after which the desktop will usually load and works like normal.
zany130@andres-X470-AORUS-ULTRA-GAMING
OS: Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS support for Intel Core M Processor
I never installed a Ubuntu Desktop on Intel Core M processor before and not even on current laptop. I am trying out Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I am facing non-smooth animations of app drawer and stuttering of ...
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First login fails after upgrading to 18.04 gdm3
I upgraded from 16.04 to 18.04 and not like most of the threads I'm finding my first login attempt fails. Second time it works. I'm quite not sure where to look for the issue please help me out.
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Login with gdm on xorg stuck on background until I open laptop lid
I have a dual monitor + laptop screen setup using a thunderbolt dock.
When I try to login to ubuntu with the laptop lid closed it works fine on wayland but with Xorg the screen freezes on the ...
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How to restart GDM3 with autologin on 18.04 and 19.04
On Ubuntu 16.04 with lightdm, and an autologin account, I can restart the graphical session with command :
sudo service lightdm restart
The account logs in automatically.
On Ubuntu 18.04 (and also ...
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xsession choices not displayed (18.04)
I upgraded from 14.04 (! yikes) to 18.04 and can't seem to get the choices for my sessions to display when I log in. I copied over my old .desktop file:
10:21:00 $ ls -l /usr/share/xsessions/*....
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HiDPI monitor and window resize after lock
Edit: I have just realized, the same resizing happens if I maximize a window and then restore it, but only in nautilus, and not in evince/gedit.
Ever since I started using Bionic, I've had the ...
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Ubuntu 18 login loop + startx works
So recently I got stuck in a login loop on Ubuntu 18. I tried some solutions posted here but none of them works for me so far. Here's what I tried by accessing terminal from login screen:
Checking ...
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Ubuntu Paragon FS Login Loop
I haven't recently updated Ubuntu or anything, it was working perfectly fine, until it suddenly refused to log me into desktop anymore. Whenever I login, it pauses for seconds, then brings the login ...
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Remove Entries from Login Settings menu
I wanted to know about removing the entries while logging in as they seem to be causing problems.
I only want to keep Gnome Classic and remove others.
Moreover, I seem to have messed up with the ...
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Changing the Colour of GNOME (GDM) Login Box on Ubuntu 18.04
I changed the background to an image on my login screen. No problem. However, I want to change the user selection box from orange to something complimentary.
How do I do this?
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System tray icons disappeared
I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my system and recently I started using lightdm instead of the default gdm. Every thing works well except that my tray icons are not showing now.
Rarely do they show (once in 7 ...
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Login Loop on Ubuntu 18.04.1
I am a beginner Linux user and have been using, as mentioned, Ubuntu 18.04.1 for about three months. So far, since I know I lack sufficient experience, I have avoided messing with anything tricky or ...
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how to default gnome-session-flashback as default desktop for future new users on 18.04?
my users exist on ldap and when they log on a machine I want them using gnome-session-flashback
what I've tried so far and hasn't worked
copy to skel a user folder after I made sure that user has ...
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Gnome-screensaver settings
Does anyone know where I can locate gnome-screensaver settings on ubuntu 18 ? (I don't mean the GUI ones) I need it to be done through terminal. What I need to do is to tell gnome-screensaver to look ...
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