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    [DESKTOP] Can not get to desktop after update

    I saw that there were updates so I told Discover to update. I rebooted. Now I can't login. I get what appears to be an onscreen keyboard. I clicked a few keys until it went to the graphical log in screen. I typing my password like it asks for then press enter
    .. Nothing happens. The display is all wrong so if I need to click something then it's probably beyond the screen so I can not click on anything. I can get to a console if I knew what commands to enter. I suspect it's the wrong aspect ratio.

    Possible a plug & play issue as the monitor is old. I was hoping to play my game tonight. I thought I was updating but it seems like a downgrade. Please help.
    Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

    http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

    #2
    I just tried a previous kernal... Still hosed.
    Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

    http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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      #3
      Now it won't boot at all. I guess I will have to reinstall Kubuntu 19.10 and just not update it until the Ubuntu devs fix what is broken in the update.
      Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

      http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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        #4
        I doubt if your problem is so deterministic. Bad updates happen; I like to know why, but rarely find out.

        I suggest not using Discover, rather using a konsole and running sudo apt update followed by sudo apt full-upgrade. I think there's types of failures that you might see that Discover doesn't handle.

        A solid backup or snapshot before doing an upgrade is a good idea, so that you can back it out if necessary.

        (Apologies if that sounds like stating the obvious and a bit preachy.)
        Regards, John Little

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          #5
          I have been using muon because everytime I try Discover it is bugged. I haven't tried in several months and sure enough it failed again. I guess Discover never will be any good. I have to reinstall Kubuntu 19.10 as it won't even boot now. I will remove Discover after reinstalling so I won't be tempted to ever try that useless program again.
          Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

          http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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            #6
            I find the Discover notifications useful.
            Regards, John Little

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              #7
              I am currently logged into a tty but switched to DVI. DVI seems to display 1080p better but I think the GUI is trying to use HDMI which can't display of course. The tty can display the text. Xrandr says 'can't open display'. How do I get xorg to switch from HDMI to DVI?
              Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

              http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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                #8
                Originally posted by steve7233 View Post
                I am currently logged into a tty ... Xrandr says 'can't open display'
                I have perhaps less understanding of your display problems than you do, but I think I understand that message. X programs (like xrandr) find the X server to use using the DISPLAY environment variable. You get that message if the variable is not set, which is not normally in a tty. Here's a dialogue I got in a tty just now:
                Code:
                $ xrandr
                Can't open display
                $ export DISPLAY=:0
                $ xrandr
                Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
                HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
                HDMI-2 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 268mm
                 1920x1080     59.93*+  60.00
                 1680x1050     59.88
                 1280x1024     75.02    60.02
                 1280x960      60.00
                 1152x864      75.00
                 1024x768      75.03    60.00
                 832x624       74.55
                 800x600       75.00    60.32    56.25
                 640x480       75.00    59.94
                 720x400       70.08
                DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
                HDMI-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
                Maybe X died, and you can find out why by running "startx"; I only use that now with systemrescuecd. Experimenting just now killed off KDE and I had to reboot.
                Regards, John Little

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                  #9
                  I typed starts and pressed enter. I got a blank black screen. Nothing happens when I press a key. Looks like a reinstall is necessary.
                  Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

                  http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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                    #10
                    Spell check. 🙄I typed startx.
                    Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

                    http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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                      #11
                      I tried system rescue from a USB. I couldn't even get a console to run.
                      Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

                      http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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                        #12
                        I may have fixed it by installing the Kubuntu desktop. I had to go some place but at least I can boot again. Further testing later.
                        Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

                        http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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                          #13
                          I have no audio. Maybe DVI doesn't have audio.
                          Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

                          http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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                            #14
                            It won't do DVI anymore. How do I get apt to reinstall the Kubuntu desktop?
                            Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.

                            http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

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