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Ubuntu 18.04 won't boot after changing login screen background
Cannot login to Gnome Shell after random lockup on 15.10Ubuntu Gnome 3 Shell custom themeHow to customize GDM Login Screen on Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty ubuntu-gnomeWhy does Ubuntu 18.04 LTS load default wallpapers before user set wallpaper?Won't boot after upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 (xubuntu)Ubuntu 18.04 - “All shell packages missing” after botched file copyBoot hangs before login screen only with monitors connected to laptopUbuntu 19.04 stuck at boot after installing legacy nvidia 340 driverVirtualbox Ubuntu 18.04 wont boot, gets stuck in [OK] Started GNOME Display Managerchanging the login screen background crashes login screen after rebooting
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I tried to change my login screen background via modifying /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css file mistakes were made. So my boot process stuck at "started gnome display manager... and deal with any system changes" line.
Any chances to restore?
boot gnome
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
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I tried to change my login screen background via modifying /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css file mistakes were made. So my boot process stuck at "started gnome display manager... and deal with any system changes" line.
Any chances to restore?
boot gnome
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
beeteekabeeteeka
61
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Have you tried switching to a text terminal (ctrl+alt+f4 etc) and correcting your mistake(s)? then either rebooting or restarting your gui/dm?
– guiverc
Apr 14 at 22:04
To be fair i'm a Linux noob. I've been trying single user/multi user emergency/recovery modes for days. Somehow I was able to run vi commands and revert the change i made (editing css file line as its original state) but didn't work out. I cannot open the tty terminal while last booting commands flow, everything is tagged as [OK] but it won't open after waiting more than an hour. And i couldn't understand exactly how to restart gui/dm or how to get there.
– beeteeka
Apr 14 at 22:39
If you just changed something related to gnome or a gui theme I cannot see how text terminals were disabled unless you also disabled them. If you used commands to make changes, the commands will show in yourhistory, and if you're like me as for edits - I leave plenty of comments esp. if I'm testing/experimenting so boo-boos are easy to reverse. Changes to packages can be viewed in /var/log/apt/history* log files. If it's a user config you messed up you can reset to config by creating a new user & copying from there, but system configs may mean re-install is easiest unless you have backups.
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:55
If you go the re-install route, I would suggest using 'something else' where you can select your existing partitions and select 'no-format'. This will cause system directories to be erased, re-install occurs, and added programs (if from Ubuntu repos) to be re-added to your system thus fixing system directory (ie. global) issues - but this will not fix any user-config issues as it won't touch user directories. Backup of course data that is valued before you do it, but for user-level changes my prior comment already indicated how I'd fix those (ie. copy configs from another created/good user)
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:58
Thank you sir, i'm gonna re-install and give it a try. I just changed "resource: org/..." Line to "file:". How did it can mess up with entire interface, kinda frustrating, i can't get it. And yeah, i'll do daily backup once i made it through.
– beeteeka
Apr 15 at 21:33
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I tried to change my login screen background via modifying /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css file mistakes were made. So my boot process stuck at "started gnome display manager... and deal with any system changes" line.
Any chances to restore?
boot gnome
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
beeteekabeeteeka
61
I tried to change my login screen background via modifying /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css file mistakes were made. So my boot process stuck at "started gnome display manager... and deal with any system changes" line.
Any chances to restore?
boot gnome
boot gnome
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
beeteekabeeteeka
61
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
beeteekabeeteeka
61
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
beeteekabeeteeka
61
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
beeteekabeeteeka
61
asked Apr 14 at 21:34
beeteekabeeteeka
61
61
1
Have you tried switching to a text terminal (ctrl+alt+f4 etc) and correcting your mistake(s)? then either rebooting or restarting your gui/dm?
– guiverc
Apr 14 at 22:04
To be fair i'm a Linux noob. I've been trying single user/multi user emergency/recovery modes for days. Somehow I was able to run vi commands and revert the change i made (editing css file line as its original state) but didn't work out. I cannot open the tty terminal while last booting commands flow, everything is tagged as [OK] but it won't open after waiting more than an hour. And i couldn't understand exactly how to restart gui/dm or how to get there.
– beeteeka
Apr 14 at 22:39
If you just changed something related to gnome or a gui theme I cannot see how text terminals were disabled unless you also disabled them. If you used commands to make changes, the commands will show in yourhistory, and if you're like me as for edits - I leave plenty of comments esp. if I'm testing/experimenting so boo-boos are easy to reverse. Changes to packages can be viewed in /var/log/apt/history* log files. If it's a user config you messed up you can reset to config by creating a new user & copying from there, but system configs may mean re-install is easiest unless you have backups.
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:55
If you go the re-install route, I would suggest using 'something else' where you can select your existing partitions and select 'no-format'. This will cause system directories to be erased, re-install occurs, and added programs (if from Ubuntu repos) to be re-added to your system thus fixing system directory (ie. global) issues - but this will not fix any user-config issues as it won't touch user directories. Backup of course data that is valued before you do it, but for user-level changes my prior comment already indicated how I'd fix those (ie. copy configs from another created/good user)
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:58
Thank you sir, i'm gonna re-install and give it a try. I just changed "resource: org/..." Line to "file:". How did it can mess up with entire interface, kinda frustrating, i can't get it. And yeah, i'll do daily backup once i made it through.
– beeteeka
Apr 15 at 21:33
add a comment |
1
Have you tried switching to a text terminal (ctrl+alt+f4 etc) and correcting your mistake(s)? then either rebooting or restarting your gui/dm?
– guiverc
Apr 14 at 22:04
To be fair i'm a Linux noob. I've been trying single user/multi user emergency/recovery modes for days. Somehow I was able to run vi commands and revert the change i made (editing css file line as its original state) but didn't work out. I cannot open the tty terminal while last booting commands flow, everything is tagged as [OK] but it won't open after waiting more than an hour. And i couldn't understand exactly how to restart gui/dm or how to get there.
– beeteeka
Apr 14 at 22:39
If you just changed something related to gnome or a gui theme I cannot see how text terminals were disabled unless you also disabled them. If you used commands to make changes, the commands will show in yourhistory, and if you're like me as for edits - I leave plenty of comments esp. if I'm testing/experimenting so boo-boos are easy to reverse. Changes to packages can be viewed in /var/log/apt/history* log files. If it's a user config you messed up you can reset to config by creating a new user & copying from there, but system configs may mean re-install is easiest unless you have backups.
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:55
If you go the re-install route, I would suggest using 'something else' where you can select your existing partitions and select 'no-format'. This will cause system directories to be erased, re-install occurs, and added programs (if from Ubuntu repos) to be re-added to your system thus fixing system directory (ie. global) issues - but this will not fix any user-config issues as it won't touch user directories. Backup of course data that is valued before you do it, but for user-level changes my prior comment already indicated how I'd fix those (ie. copy configs from another created/good user)
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:58
Thank you sir, i'm gonna re-install and give it a try. I just changed "resource: org/..." Line to "file:". How did it can mess up with entire interface, kinda frustrating, i can't get it. And yeah, i'll do daily backup once i made it through.
– beeteeka
Apr 15 at 21:33
1
1
Have you tried switching to a text terminal (ctrl+alt+f4 etc) and correcting your mistake(s)? then either rebooting or restarting your gui/dm?
– guiverc
Apr 14 at 22:04
Have you tried switching to a text terminal (ctrl+alt+f4 etc) and correcting your mistake(s)? then either rebooting or restarting your gui/dm?
– guiverc
Apr 14 at 22:04
To be fair i'm a Linux noob. I've been trying single user/multi user emergency/recovery modes for days. Somehow I was able to run vi commands and revert the change i made (editing css file line as its original state) but didn't work out. I cannot open the tty terminal while last booting commands flow, everything is tagged as [OK] but it won't open after waiting more than an hour. And i couldn't understand exactly how to restart gui/dm or how to get there.
– beeteeka
Apr 14 at 22:39
To be fair i'm a Linux noob. I've been trying single user/multi user emergency/recovery modes for days. Somehow I was able to run vi commands and revert the change i made (editing css file line as its original state) but didn't work out. I cannot open the tty terminal while last booting commands flow, everything is tagged as [OK] but it won't open after waiting more than an hour. And i couldn't understand exactly how to restart gui/dm or how to get there.
– beeteeka
Apr 14 at 22:39
If you just changed something related to gnome or a gui theme I cannot see how text terminals were disabled unless you also disabled them. If you used commands to make changes, the commands will show in your
history, and if you're like me as for edits - I leave plenty of comments esp. if I'm testing/experimenting so boo-boos are easy to reverse. Changes to packages can be viewed in /var/log/apt/history* log files. If it's a user config you messed up you can reset to config by creating a new user & copying from there, but system configs may mean re-install is easiest unless you have backups.– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:55
If you just changed something related to gnome or a gui theme I cannot see how text terminals were disabled unless you also disabled them. If you used commands to make changes, the commands will show in your
history, and if you're like me as for edits - I leave plenty of comments esp. if I'm testing/experimenting so boo-boos are easy to reverse. Changes to packages can be viewed in /var/log/apt/history* log files. If it's a user config you messed up you can reset to config by creating a new user & copying from there, but system configs may mean re-install is easiest unless you have backups.– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:55
If you go the re-install route, I would suggest using 'something else' where you can select your existing partitions and select 'no-format'. This will cause system directories to be erased, re-install occurs, and added programs (if from Ubuntu repos) to be re-added to your system thus fixing system directory (ie. global) issues - but this will not fix any user-config issues as it won't touch user directories. Backup of course data that is valued before you do it, but for user-level changes my prior comment already indicated how I'd fix those (ie. copy configs from another created/good user)
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:58
If you go the re-install route, I would suggest using 'something else' where you can select your existing partitions and select 'no-format'. This will cause system directories to be erased, re-install occurs, and added programs (if from Ubuntu repos) to be re-added to your system thus fixing system directory (ie. global) issues - but this will not fix any user-config issues as it won't touch user directories. Backup of course data that is valued before you do it, but for user-level changes my prior comment already indicated how I'd fix those (ie. copy configs from another created/good user)
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:58
Thank you sir, i'm gonna re-install and give it a try. I just changed "resource: org/..." Line to "file:". How did it can mess up with entire interface, kinda frustrating, i can't get it. And yeah, i'll do daily backup once i made it through.
– beeteeka
Apr 15 at 21:33
Thank you sir, i'm gonna re-install and give it a try. I just changed "resource: org/..." Line to "file:". How did it can mess up with entire interface, kinda frustrating, i can't get it. And yeah, i'll do daily backup once i made it through.
– beeteeka
Apr 15 at 21:33
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Have you tried switching to a text terminal (ctrl+alt+f4 etc) and correcting your mistake(s)? then either rebooting or restarting your gui/dm?
– guiverc
Apr 14 at 22:04
To be fair i'm a Linux noob. I've been trying single user/multi user emergency/recovery modes for days. Somehow I was able to run vi commands and revert the change i made (editing css file line as its original state) but didn't work out. I cannot open the tty terminal while last booting commands flow, everything is tagged as [OK] but it won't open after waiting more than an hour. And i couldn't understand exactly how to restart gui/dm or how to get there.
– beeteeka
Apr 14 at 22:39
If you just changed something related to gnome or a gui theme I cannot see how text terminals were disabled unless you also disabled them. If you used commands to make changes, the commands will show in your
history, and if you're like me as for edits - I leave plenty of comments esp. if I'm testing/experimenting so boo-boos are easy to reverse. Changes to packages can be viewed in /var/log/apt/history* log files. If it's a user config you messed up you can reset to config by creating a new user & copying from there, but system configs may mean re-install is easiest unless you have backups.– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:55
If you go the re-install route, I would suggest using 'something else' where you can select your existing partitions and select 'no-format'. This will cause system directories to be erased, re-install occurs, and added programs (if from Ubuntu repos) to be re-added to your system thus fixing system directory (ie. global) issues - but this will not fix any user-config issues as it won't touch user directories. Backup of course data that is valued before you do it, but for user-level changes my prior comment already indicated how I'd fix those (ie. copy configs from another created/good user)
– guiverc
Apr 15 at 1:58
Thank you sir, i'm gonna re-install and give it a try. I just changed "resource: org/..." Line to "file:". How did it can mess up with entire interface, kinda frustrating, i can't get it. And yeah, i'll do daily backup once i made it through.
– beeteeka
Apr 15 at 21:33