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Re: PC boots to terminal and not GUI (loosely related to updates?) - Lite Potato - 12-24-2016

My /home settings were migrated from 2.8, I have performed chmod 755 on my user folder, and I have partially solved the "no-GUI" problem by reactivating / (root file system)'s fstab entry.

Lite now boots to the login GUI again, but it gives me the same loop I mentioned in the past thread https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/other-17/home-folder-empty-login-screen-loop/.

There's no rush in fixing this; I don't mind waiting until the 27th. In the meantime, have a nice holiday season! Smile

Re: PC boots to terminal and not GUI (loosely related to updates?) - Valtam - 12-24-2016

(12-24-2016, 04:19 AM)Lite Potato link Wrote: ...but it gives me the same loop I mentioned in a past thread.

What past thread?

Re: PC boots to terminal and not GUI (loosely related to updates?) - ralphy - 12-24-2016

If by loop you mean that it will bring you back to the Login page after entering your username and password to login, it is likely .Xauthority is/got corrupted or has wrong permissions.

To solve the issue, login via Terminal and rename .Xauthority

Code:
mv /home/$USER/.Xauthority /home/$USER/.Xauthority.old
reboot

The new file will be created for you with correct permission during next login.





Re: PC boots to terminal and not GUI (loosely related to updates?) - Lite Potato - 12-28-2016

I have renamed Xauthority (with Thunar, if that matters) to no effect. How close am I to having to start over from a new account?

Re: PC boots to terminal and not GUI (loosely related to updates?) - ralphy - 12-28-2016

(12-28-2016, 12:46 AM)Lite Potato link Wrote: I have renamed Xauthority (with Thunar, if that matters) to no effect. How close am I to having to start over from a new account?

I think it is about time you do so. You could save a lot of time just by creating a fresh new account and going from there.