After update, login loop

[Wade Smart]

When I login (still under Unity)  I can click on ONLY the
Files button. All others freeze.

That link from above, that is where I started before coming
here to get help. F1 to F6 and even beyond does nothing.
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On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 4:35 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 at 23:17, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> When I select anything other than Unity it will not login.
>
> Try the xauthority tip on that link -- it seems to be a common problem
> and it's one of the easiest to fix. You don't need to log in --
> Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F6 should get you a text screen from which you can log
> in in text mode.
>
> If Oliver is right and it has jumped two versions, then maybe the best
> bet would be to go the final step to 18.04, which is the current LTS.
>
> 17.10 was the first version with GNOME and Wayland and so didn't get
> as much testing as 18.04.
>
> Here's how:
>
> «
> To upgrade on a server system:
>
> Install  update-manager-core  if it is not already installed.
>
> Launch the upgrade tool with the command  sudo do-release-upgrade
>
> Follow the on-screen instructions.
>
> Note that the server upgrade will use GNU screen and automatically
> re-attach in case of dropped connection problems.
> »
>
>
>
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