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How to fix the login error on Ubuntu 14.04.

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I installed Ubuntu 14.04 to replace Linux Mint Debian Edition and after installation and updating my system with this command:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

Then I could not login to my system; it would stay on the login screen. I fixed this by entering these commands.

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-2d*

Then:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session*

These commands are using the wildcard character at the end of each command to force it to find all related packages. After this I was able to log into my newly installed Ubuntu system. I hope this helps anyone else with this problem.


1 thought on “How to fix the login error on Ubuntu 14.04.”

  1. Possible fix:
    Ctrl + Alt + F1
    login with the user problem
    Then run:

    sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
sudo mv ~/.Xauthority ~/.Xauthority.backup

    Then reboot and select gnome to session start.

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