Ubuntu doesn't enter any WM except Gnome on Wayland
Tedd M. V.
tmv713 at cryptolab.net
Fri Sep 21 01:14:36 UTC 2018
Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> writes:
> On 2018-09-20 06:43 PM, Tedd M. V. wrote:
>> Hello people.
>>
>> I have a machine using Ubuntu 18.04 with the kernel 4.15.0-34-generic
>> using all the latest updates I have tried in the past to use another WM,
>> but every time and install one and reboot to select it at the login
>> screen it seems to load, a black screen appears and then the login
>> screen shows agains.
>>
>
> Try creating a new user and login to your alternate desktop as that
> user. I'm not proposing this as the final fix, but it will at least
> assure you that the system is working properly.
>
>
> I suspect your problem is probably a .Xauthority file in your home
> folder that is owned by root. You should be able to simply delete this
> file and try again.
Hi Rashkae, I tried both things, creating a new
accounts works :) but deleting the '.Xauthority' didn't do anything. Is
there other file that I should look at?
Thanks for help.
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