why do I always get a blank screen when I'm try to log into xubuntu?
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why do I always get a blank screen when I'm try to log into xubuntu?
every time I try to log on to any account on my computer I just get a plain grey or blue screen. I'm new to linux so I'm basically helpless trying to deal with this on my own. please help.
1. press [ctl][alt][F1] to get virtual console #1, then log in as root.
2. check if the "network loopback" device is active:
ifconfig | grep lo
If not, then bring it up:
ifup lo
OR
ifconfig lo up loopback
3. check permissions on the /tmp directory:
ls -ld /tmp
You should get something like:
drwxrwxrwt 9 root root
Also check permissions on /tmp/.X11-unix and /tmp/.ICE-unix
To get back to the GUI, log out then press [alt][F7].
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