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07-19-2012, 05:36 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2012
Location: Kent
Distribution: Fedora 29 xfce
Posts: 16
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Problem with GDM in Fedora 17
I have installed Fedora 17 xfce and it has been working fine. Suddenly when I switch on it starts up and shows the desktop, but no Login screen or icons!
Anyone have any idea what has caused this, and will I have to reinstall Fedora??
Kind Regards
Bob
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07-19-2012, 09:43 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Kolkata, India
Distribution: Debian 64-bit GNU/Linux, Kubuntu64, Fedora QA, Slackware,
Posts: 2,766
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(Some bug.. check redhat bugzilla)
Press ctrl-Alt -F3
login to the terminal as root.
Install gdm, kdm
#yum upgrade -y
#yum install gdm
install lxde and kdm.
kde if your computer has enough memory.
Last edited by amani; 07-19-2012 at 10:02 AM.
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07-19-2012, 10:09 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2012
Location: Kent
Distribution: Fedora 29 xfce
Posts: 16
Original Poster
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Hi Amani, my son has installed another DM already... I think it's called slim?
The login works every now and then. At other times it just displays a blank screen.
The mouse cursor is visible, but sometimes erratic.
I don't want to have to reinstall Fedora if I can help it! But at present cannot see any other way....
Kind Regards
Bob
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07-20-2012, 11:36 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Kolkata, India
Distribution: Debian 64-bit GNU/Linux, Kubuntu64, Fedora QA, Slackware,
Posts: 2,766
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You do not have to reinstall.
slim is a login manager, not a dm
install lxde and boot into lxde sessions.
Post output of
#lspci -vv
PC specs?
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