[EdLUG] Kubuntu Desktop broken after 'apt-get dist-upgrade'

[Ken Robson]

OK my bad .Xauthority is right one.

⁣Ken

Get BlueMail for Android ​

On 13 Sep 2022, 19:11, at 19:11, Alistair <alistair at archerry.plus.com> wrote:
>Ken,
>Thanks for the suggestion.
>I cannot find a file called .xauth.
>In the /home/alistair/ folder are the files:
>.Xauthority and .xsession-errors.
>I have 'rsync' these, and the output of 'dmesg' to another box so that
>I may view them more easily.
>What clues should I look for in these, or other files ?
>
>Regards,
>Alistair
>
>On Tuesday, 13 September 2022 18:15:05 BST Ken Robson wrote:
>> I had a similar issue a few years ago. 
>> Try renaming the ~/.xauth file (sudo mv ~/.xauth ~/xauth) and see if
>x will load then.
>> 
>> ⁣Ken
>> 
>> Get BlueMail for Android ​
>> 
>> On 13 Sep 2022, 17:56, at 17:56, Alistair
><alistair at archerry.plus.com> wrote:
>> >azmodie,
>> >
>> >Thanks for the prompt reply.
>> >
>> >"sudo dpkg --configure -a"
>> >Reports no actions.
>> >
>> >"sudo apt-get update", followed by 
>> >"sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" or "sudo apt-get install -f":
>> >Both Reports
>> >"0 to upgrade 0 to newly install 0 to remove and 13 not to upgrade"
>> >
>> >So I need to dig deeper...
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >Alistair
>> >
>> >
>> >On Tuesday, 13 September 2022 15:26:18 BST azmodie wrote:
>> >> Hi Alistar,
>> >> 
>> >> I'd try the usual recovery commands.
>> >> 
>> >> sudo apt-get update
>> >> sudo apt-get upgrade
>> >> 
>> >> You may need to run
>> >> 
>> >> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>> >> 
>> >> or
>> >> 
>> >> sudo apt-get install -f
>> >> 
>> >> Regards,
>> >> azmodie
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> --
>> >> http://gplus.to/azmodie
>> >> "Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until
>> >you hear
>> >> them speak."  -- some bright spark
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> On Tue, 13 Sept 2022 at 14:23, Alistair
><alistair at archerry.plus.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > Last week I updated my Thinkpad T480 (running Kubuntu 22.04)
>using
>> >the
>> >> > command line. During the process the laptop crashed, and I am no
>> >longer
>> >> > able to access the desktop.
>> >> > I can login to console after boot up, but when I try to start
>the
>> >desktop
>> >> > with 'startx' I get a black screen. To get there it asks for a
>> >Kwallet
>> >> > password - (never previously used) and a wireless network
>password.
>> >The
>> >> > mouse pointer is a black arrow  with a white outline, which does
>> >follow
>> >> > movements of the trackpad but does not respond to right or left
>> >buttons.
>> >> >
>> >> > I tried  'apt-get dist-upgrade' with the '-f' option to no
>avail.
>> >> >
>> >> > I think it stated that several packages would be held back
>before
>> >the
>> >> > update. I booted into recovery mode, ran 'fsck', 'clean',
>enabled
>> >network,
>> >> > then ran 'dpkg' which updated 41 packages, but still no proper
>> >desktop.
>> >> >
>> >> > How do I confirm the current state of the system, and then
>recover
>> >/
>> >> > repair the Kubuntu desktop?
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Alistair
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > EdLUG mailing list
>> >> > EdLUG at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> >> > https://lists.edlug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/edlug
>> >> >
>> >> 
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> 
>
>
>
>
>
>-- 
>EdLUG mailing list
>EdLUG at mailman.lug.org.uk
>https://lists.edlug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/edlug
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.edlug.org.uk/pipermail/edlug/attachments/20220913/0a958917/attachment.htm>