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Tagged with login-screen 20.04
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After entering the password and hitting enter the screen is blurred
Ubuntu boots normally and reaches the login screen. After entering the password and hitting enter, screen goes blurred. Is there any way to troubleshoot this problem?
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Is it possible to configure GNOME settings on Ubuntu through dconf database? Or is it possible to have a custom login (greeter) screen on Ubuntu?
I have a custom login screen with a welcome screen on my CentOS machine, and I am trying to figure out how to do this on my Ubuntu as well.
My /etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-login-screen looks like this:
[org/...
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22.04 upgrade from 20.04 - stuck after login; lightdm problem?
Yesterday I upgraded my Ubuntu 20.04 Pixelbook (full Ubuntu, no Chrome nonsense) to 22.04. However, the system now gets stuck immediately after login. After I successfully log in, the login prompt ...
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Clicking suspend turns the screen black for a moment and then takes me to login screen
Suspend was using fine, but for some reason unknown to me it has stopped working properly and takes me back to the login screen. I suspect that something is instantly causing the computer to wake up ...
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Managed Ubuntu 20.04 system - login loop
I have been struggling with a login loop issue for ~1 month now and am unable to resolve it despite help from my work IT department. The issue is that I am unable to login through the GUI - if I do, I ...
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Multiple monitors : Black screen with blinking cursor and GNOME Desktop login only shows after switching console
Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS HWE
Dell Laptop with integrated Intel GPU and Discrete nVidia GPU
Dual monitor ( Laptop monitor + Desktop monitor via HDMI from laptop )
Configured display to "Join Display&...
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Login page doesn't appear
Whenever I boot my laptop, my Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't show login page and just shows a cursor in a black screen.
I find out by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2 and then pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, the login page appears.
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How can I execute a command before login?
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I want to execute the command xdotool mousemove 960 540 to center my mouse pointer before login. I can do it just by adding the command to Startup Applications, but then it only runs ...
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Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop unless a different user logs in
I'm trying not to make a duplicate of a previous question, but I do have the same problem. I'm using gdm3 and have purged, and reinstalled multiple times. A different user 'test' and sudo startx work. ...
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How to replace login screen system
I'm having issues with my the default ubuntu login system, because
It takes FOREVER to load when I close and open my laptop
It often doesn't load correctly, the dock icons are missing and opening the ...
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How to restore login screen to Ubuntu's default?
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04. I had been using Big Sur GTK theme (https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-gtk-theme) for a long time and recently I decided to go back to Ubuntu's default look, as my ...
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Unable to login to Ubuntu 20.04 VMWare Workstation
I upgrade my Ubuntu 20.04 VMware Workstation, after restarting, I was not able to login.
When I type password, a black screen appears and then back to the screen in picture.
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Erratic management of dual-display configuration on Ubuntu 20.04
I have two displays connected to my PC with Intel UHD Graphics 630 running Ubuntu 20.04.3. 40" display #2 on HDMI1 port is disabled in configuration, 20" display #1 on DVI-D is my main ...
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How to change lock screen and login screen theme to any other theme
I need help changing the login screen theme as well as the lock screen theme to Orchis.
I tried:
How to customize Lock Screen theme in Ubuntu 20.04
Change Ubuntu 20.04 login theme
How do I change ...
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Black screen on login GUI after changing username
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04.1 in a virtual machine.
I only have one user and after some days of use I decided to change the user name.
I changed the user name successfully, but after logging in with ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 keeps trying to login
When booting my laptop with Ubuntu 20.04 I get to the login screen, here I see my account as normal; after I click on my account it keeps submitting the unfilled password over and over again for ...
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How can I make my log-in screen appear on my external monitor only?
My setup currently consists of a laptop hooked up to an external monitor, and I would like for my log-in screen to display only on my external monitor when I boot up the computer as it would be faster ...
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Login screen gets cursed
It gets cursed only on login. Everything else working fine.
I tried to reinstall the system, downgrade to 18.04 and reinstalling desktop environment.
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Change keyboard layout for login screen
I have changed my keyboard layout in my MATE session. However, when I log out (or reboot) amd try to log in again, the login screen still has the previous keyboard layout.
How do I change the keyboard ...
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End up with black screen with blinking cursor. Screen refreshes each 2 seconds
I have a dual boot installation on my old PC with Windows8 and Ubuntu 20.04.
The computer configuration reads:
Procesor: Intel Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5700 @ 3.00GHz
GPU: NVidia GeForce GT 220 1024 ...
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Desktop (dual boot with windows) with AMD GPU upgraded from ubuntu 18LTS to 20.04 LTS breaks login GUI
I made the mistake of upgrading from ubuntu 18 LTS to 20.04 LTS not knowing there are (login) issues with 20.04.
My computer has an
AMD GPU
dual boot with windows
~5 gigabytes of space left available ...
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Slash ("/") key not working in login screen Ubuntu 20.04
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 in my ThinkPad E480 and noticed the slash key "/" was not working. Digging a bit, I found this article where the OP has a keyboard layout really close to mine (abnt ...
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Login Screen: Disable the password visibility toggling button
I have a default 20.04 Ubuntu install and the login screen has a password-visibility toggling button (an eye). I wish to disable this button and make the password always invisible. How can I do this? ...
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XPS 15: Black screen with blinking cursor after update
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04.1 along with Windows 10 on XPS15 9500 and everything worked fine until Ubuntu asked me to do some updates. I clicked ok and after the updates finished I rebooted the ...
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Cannot boot end up always with a blinking cursor
I'm on Ubuntu 20.04 and it was working fine but after a recent reboot before which I had run some updates I can no longer log in as it never gets to the GUI login screen.
If I do Alt ctrl F2, I can ...
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sddm blocks screen with on-screen keyboard in Ubuntu 20.04
I have recently installed KDE 5 (kde-plasma-desktop) on Ubuntu 20.04, and as part of the installation, it asked me to switch the login screen manager to sddm.
When sddm starts (either on boot, or ...
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What login manager does Lubuntu use and how can I configure it?
Does Lubuntu use LXDM or SSDM? (I got this confusion by googling it. On some websites it said, it's LXDM and some said it's SSDM.)
I mainly want to customise the login screen, but I couldn't find the ...
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Anne Pro 2 usb keyboard not working at login screen Ubuntu 20.04
I recently bought an Anne Pro 2 keyboard. The keyboard works straight away when plugged. But after a startup or reboot the USB device disappears. lsusb does not list the keyboard until I unplug en re-...
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Login only via Ubuntu Wayland possible and User is missing in Login List, Ubuntu 20.04
After update from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, all works fine. My notebook has two users there have access to the client with a separate user profile.
After Unsubscribe from my profile, is it impossible to ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 tab flashing screen after upgrading from 18.04
I am having Lenovo G40-80 laptop with configuration of i3-5th gen processor
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 20.04 LTS from ubuntu 18.04. After doing all the necessary steps and restarting the system, ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 not loading login components
Today when I tried to start Ubuntu in a dual boot system with Windows 10, it takes me to a purple screen but the login components are not showing up. I can still see and move the mouse around.
I did ...
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Login screen customize align inputs ubuntu 20.04
Is there any css file where I can customize login screen? I want to align user and password input to the left of the screen, how to do it?
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Ubuntu start with create new user page
My operating system is ubuntu20.04.
Recently, when I turn on my laptop the new user creation page pops up.
I have to create a new user before logging to the desired user.
How to solve this problem?
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Stuck in login loop after partial upgrading [duplicate]
I'm on Ubuntu 20.04.
The Software Updater prompted to do a partial upgrade and I proceeded. Then after the reboot I'm stuck on a login loop.
Edit: Update and Upgrade don't work either in the command ...
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HDD LED not blinking and computer won't respond
I've had a weird issue with many Linux distros where if I lock my PC and get back on after a while, my computer won't respond. It appears that the HDD activity LED isn't blinking and the screen is ...
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Screen rotation shortcuts in login without editing files
I have a netbook that allows screen rotation. The problem is that it only will rotate sideways, and once it does, won't get horizontal again, no matter how I move the machine.
To add to the problem, ...
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Infinite Login Loop in Ubuntu 20.04
I'm facing an infinite login loop in ubuntu 20.04.
I'm guessing that it's because of the error "No space left on device" but I'm not sure. I don't understand why I'm having a space issue ...
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How to reset Ubuntu 20.04 Login Screen to defalt like this picture
I want to change Login Screen like this picture
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I'm seeing Weird block letters instead of alphabets on login screen on Ubuntu 20.04
Last night, I've installed Nepali keyboard layout on my Ubuntu 20.04 and I tested it, it worked as expected. But, today when I switched on PC back I am getting this screen. I have tried removing the ...
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Ubuntu login screen customization - show an animation when correct credentials are entered
I know we can customize the Ubuntu 20.04 login background, however I want to develop something slightly different.
I would like, when the user enters a correct login and credential and then click the ...
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How in Ubuntu 20.04 change users order on login screen
I have two accounts in my system. As first is showed account less often used by me. I would like to set as first on list my account. I found this topic How can I change the order of the users in the ...
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Cannot set language and format of login screen
I want to set the language and format of the login screen to English (United Kingdom). It appears to work: if I click the Login Screen button in the Settings dialog, set the language/format, dismiss ...
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Upgraded Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 and crashes at login screen
Translated from Portuguese:
I was using version 18.04 and formatted and installed version 20.04, and now when I turn on the computer and the screen to enter the password appears, after I enter the ...
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How to set proper resolution at bootloader and screen login
I'm having trouble with screen resolution on Ubuntu 20.04 with an HP 2009v monitor, which has native resolution 1600x900 pixels.
Problem is that when I startup the computer (with integrated Intel ...
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No gdm.css in Ubuntu 20.04, how to change login screen background then? [duplicate]
Before ubuntu 20.04 (at least in 18.04 I am sure) you could change the background for login screen, by editing /etc/alternatives/gdm.css, and changing the url of background image to my favourite file.
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Desktop is crashing when I try to use any app -Ubuntu 20.04 VM running on VirtualBox
I hope you could help me to diagnose this problem. My environment is:
Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Release: 20.04 - Codename: focal
Oracle VirtualBox: Versión 6.1.8
When I search for an App, or ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 login screen doesn't appear on the primary screen
I don't understand why this important and many users concerned bug (easy to solve) exists since so many years and all the discussions refer to mark something as duplicate and outdated. This bug https:/...
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Kubuntu sddm rotated login screen (20.04)
The login screen has the wrong rotation(portrait). After I log in the rotation is like it should be (landscape).
Where/how do I change the screen rotation of the login screen for kubuntu sddm?
I am ...
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gdm3 login loop, lightdm works in Ubuntu 20.04
A lot of people seem to have this issue, and many people have been able to fix it, but I have used every fix (besides reinstalling Ubuntu or creating a new user and moving stuff over) and have not ...
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Login Password, Grub Password or Bios Password
I found that Ubuntu login password can be easily reset as mentioned in this article: Reset Your Forgotten Ubuntu Password in 2 Minutes or Less
I was wondering if there are alternatives to this. Is ...
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