I recently upgraded my Dell laptop from stretch to buster. I used the old procedure from previous upgrades:
- apt-get update
- backup the computer to another computer with larger drive
- vi /etc/apt/sources.list: change all instances of 'stretch' to 'buster'
- apt-get update
- apt-get upgrade
- reboot and do a few quick checks
- apt-get dist-upgrade
- reboot
The upgrade went well, and I found no problems other than a few missing icons.
I then tried the same procedure on a Dell Optiplex 7010 desktop. This upgrade also seemed to go well, but on reboot the machine produces only this command-line login:
Debian NGU/Linux 10 bench tty1
bench login:
I can log in at this point, and startx will cause KDE to start up normally. But I cannot get the machine to produce the same sddm GUI login that I get on my other machines.
At a root command line, I have tried
# dpkg-reconfigure sddm
which has solved a similar-appearing problem in the past. But this command produces no text feedback, no questions or options. After a few seconds, it simply returns to the command prompt.
I must be missing something simple. Any advice, please?
... Rich
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[SOLVED] no GUI login after upgrade to buster
[SOLVED] no GUI login after upgrade to buster
Last edited by Rich on 2019-08-29 22:24, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: no GUI login after upgrade to buster
SDDM is a bit buggy. Try LightDM?I can log in at this point, and startx will cause KDE to start up normally. But I cannot get the machine to produce the same sddm GUI login that I get on my other machines.
Re: no GUI login after upgrade to buster
A nice, simple fix - and it worked!
Thanks, arochester.
Now for the HARD question .... how do I mark this "Solved"?
... Rich
Thanks, arochester.
Now for the HARD question .... how do I mark this "Solved"?
... Rich