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Debian Gnome stretch cannot boot

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harshit21
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Debian Gnome stretch cannot boot

#1 Post by harshit21 »

Earlier, I was running Xubuntu, so I thought to try Debian 9 Gnome live. I had the separate root(/) & home(/home) partitions. So after trying the Debian in live mode, I installed it. Before installing, I changed my home directory name to a new one as I used the same account name in new install as well i.e.

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/home/harshit
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/home/harshit.bak
harshit.bak contains the whole of my data. Although, Xubuntu again created the /home/harshit dir instantly after rename. So, while installing debian, I only formatted / & swap partition, not the /home partition. After it installed successfully, I rebooted the system. After login in, it remains stuck on a grey screen. It doesn't move forward.

I am not sure what the issue is. Is this the problem with the home directory or owner problem?

I am using Debian 9.1.0 Gnome version.

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lbuiyzxl
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Re: Debian Gnome stretch cannot boot

#2 Post by lbuiyzxl »

Xubuntu again created the /home/harshit dir instantly after rename.
Try use LiveCD empty your new /home/harshit (empty it not delete it)
Maybe some Xubuntu configuration file in your new home is incompatible with Gnome.
I'm sorry for my bad English skills
I'm don't want to be a nuisance.

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makh
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Re: Debian Gnome stretch cannot boot

#3 Post by makh »

If you can reach tty, create a new user.
ThinkPad E14: Arch, Debian Stable
GUI: Xfce

For new: Try MX Linux, Linux Mint; later join Debian Stable

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makh
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Re: Debian Gnome stretch cannot boot

#4 Post by makh »

Do not use same /home for Xubuntu & Debian.
ThinkPad E14: Arch, Debian Stable
GUI: Xfce

For new: Try MX Linux, Linux Mint; later join Debian Stable

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