Re: [orca-list] Odd question - installed gnome into ubuntu, and, it won't accept my login password

[Rob Whyte <fudge thefudge net>]

Hi,

I believe that if you create a new user it will log in, there is
probably something preventing you logging in.

Also, if you have run out of disk space this can cause problems logging in.


cheers

Rob




On 04/01/18 04:20, Jacob Kruger wrote:
> While am still waiting to get hold of a display, to then try sort out
> boot-up off a flash drive, which will have ubuntu-mate installer
> package on it, I powered up the desktop PC, and, used the following 
> command, to, in the mean time, get the gnome desktop interface running
> on the machine:
>
> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop
>
>
> While it did ask me for the password for my account, and then
> continued with installation process, prompting me to select display
> manager at the end, etc., if I now power up the machine again, then if
> I select ubuntu as the session option, it will accept the same
> password, but, if I select either gnome default, or gnome classic as
> the session option, it will then not accept the same password, for the
> same account?
>
> As in, while the same process worked fine under the virtual instance,
> running inside VMWare on my windows laptop, it's a bit strange that
> it's behaving so differently on the desktop PC?
>
> Any thoughts on interim workarounds, or even just reasons why this
> could occur?
>
> Stay well
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
> Skype: BlindZA
> "Resistance is futile, but, acceptance is versatile..."
>
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Warm regards Rob Whyte