struggling in Ubuntu budgie (18.04.4 lts)

[idkpc]

hello,

on my laptop i have Ubuntu budgie (18.04.4 lts) and i got the tty login screen with no gui and don't know how to fix it, keep in mind i can't login cause i don't know what my username is cause i only used mt password to login (also i try to login with ubuntu and it didn't work)

 

plz help if you can

[HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz]

Interesting. Try using a Linux live bootable medium (it could be the Ubuntu Budgie installer) to browse through your files in your hard drive. Go to /home/ and you will find a folder with the same name as your username. Use that to log in to TTY. Once you successfully log in, run:

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sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Then reboot and try again.

[idkpc]

3 hours ago, HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz said:

Interesting. Try using a Linux live bootable medium (it could be the Ubuntu Budgie installer) to browse through your files in your hard drive. Go to /home/ and you will find a friend folder with the same name as your username. Use that to log in to TTY. Once you successfully log in, run:

Then reboot and try again.

i have restarted and still have the same thing

[HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz]

3 hours ago, idkpc said:

i have restarted and still have the same thing

The idea is to find the name of your username using a Linux bootable medium so you can use TTY to fix the problem. Your username will typically be in the /home folder. You should have a folder in it with the same name as your username. Have you managed to log in the TTY? If so and you still have the problem, try running the following:

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sudo apt purge lightdm

sudo apt install lightdm

sudo systemctl enable lightdm

and then after rebooting if you are not greeted by your login screen, run the following command:

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sudo systemctl status lightdm

The idea is to reinstall and re-enable lightdm (your login screen) so that it loads in boot up if something went wrong with it.

 

If it works then great. If not, it might be a good idea to start a thread in the Ubuntu Budgie forums since people there will be a lot more familiar with the distro.

[idkpc]

16 hours ago, HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz said:

The idea is to find the name of your username using a Linux bootable medium so you can use TTY to fix the problem. Your username will typically be in the /home folder. You should have a folder in it with the same name as your username. Have you managed to log in the TTY? If so and you still have the problem, try running the following:

and then after rebooting if you are not greeted by your login screen, run the following command:

The idea is to reinstall and re-enable lightdm (your login screen) so that it loads in boot up if something went wrong with it.

 

If it works then great. If not, it might be a good idea to start a thread in the Ubuntu Budgie forums since people there will be a lot more familiar with the distro.

well ill try that thank you any way (also it did not work)

[Nayr438]

What model laptop, what are the specs of it? It could be a compatibility issue due to drivers.

[idkpc]

On 6/11/2020 at 3:04 PM, Nayr438 said:

What model laptop, what are the specs of it? It could be a compatibility issue due to drivers.

well i was able to fix it just by updating for some reason but now i accidentally got rid of the start menu thing and i don't know how to get it back 

[HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz]

Found this command on the internet for a similar issue. Run this as a regular user ( not root. ) It might work but not garunteed to fix your issue:. Try: 

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nohup budgie-panel --reset --replace &

 

Edited June 20, 2020 by HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz