Just today when I turned on my 18.04 computer it starts up and has the "Ubuntu" screen .. . then it turns purple . . . and that is all. There is no login. I was just hitting random keys, then I think I hit enter and entered my password and it came up. I got it to update software and when it was done it asks if you want to upgrade to 20.04 so I thought maybe that would fix this login problem. Well, after an hour or so it had upgraded and then restarted but again the login window didn't come up. I did get in again but would like to know how to get it to startup properly and get to the login screen without all of the waiting and key hitting I keep trying.
Clearly something is broken.
Thanks.
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1That purple login screen is called the GDM login. I don't know a solution, but I would suggest a temporary workaround: try to switch to a virtual console, then back to the GDM login screen, and see if it brings the form up. Here is how you can switch back and forth: https://askubuntu.com/a/1329549/1157519 – Levente Jun 13 '21 at 23:33
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I had 2 computers hooked up to the same monitor. This one was with the VGA. I took that one off and put on the HDMI and it worked. It had been having trouble with the display so I thought I'd try that. It worked. But thanks for the link to switch consoles. . . things like that are helpful to have.
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