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I'm stuck on boot with the spinny Ubuntu logo never stopping.

I just started a new job and was given an existing HP with Ubuntu Studio 17 on it. I was rolling along on it just fine until I decided I wanted to try out the Sublime Text editor, which requires the root user, which the machine wasn't set up for.

I had some success getting root enabled, but it still wasn't allowing me to get Sublime installed, so I looked around for some more hints, and The Last Thing I did was follow these instructions: http://www.configserverfirewall.com/ubuntu-linux/enable-ubuntu-desktop-root-login/

... which ends with editing /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf with

[SeatDefaults]    
greeter-session=unity-greeter
user-session=ubuntu
greeter-show-manual-login=true

...saved that and rebooted. Can't get past the spinny ubuntu start up screen now.

I finally booted from a Live CD and edited the above changes out, but the computer is still stuck in spinny logo purgatory. Obviously something else needs to be changed, updated, hacked and/or deleted. I've looked all over for clues on how to get around this without any success.

Any clues I can use?

Stephen Peters
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You should not enable the root user on ubuntu, use sudo instead. If you boot into ubuntu, and get to the spinning ubuntu startup screen, press esc to see the bootmessages. what are those saying? Also what instructions did you follow to install sublime text editor? It seems really strange that you are required to use the root user for this. look at these instructions for installing sublime: How do I install Sublime Text 2/3? I also believe Seatdefaults should be SetDefaults, maybe it would help removing that file and reconfiguring lightdm? If you're stuck at the spinny logo, try ctrl+alt+f1 to open a terminal and type:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm

don't log in as root to do this, but as your own useraccount. for more info on lightdm, read this wiki:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LightDM

Glenn van Acker
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