Starting T7 GNOME Shell
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How do I start GNOME Shell in Trisquel 7?
I installed GNOME.
sudo apt install gnome
But, when I select "GNOME" in LightDM, I am immediately returned to the
display manager's login screen. GNOME does not start.
How do I start GNOME?
Wayland or Xorg?
It must be Xorg. I actually use GDM as a display manager. However I used to use LightDM (or was it on Trisquel 6?). I switched to GDM to:
- get a "lock screen" button in the menu;
- get notifications on that lock screen (configurable from "Brightness & Lock" in the "System Settings").
Anyway. Try GDM.
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How do I switch to GDM? Can I get that tasksel menu or whatever it was
up again?
Is the "gdm" package installed? If not, install it and you will be asked whether you want to switch to this display manager. Log out and log in after choosing the GNOME session.
If "gdm" is already installed, then reconfigure it from a terminal:
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
You can then reboot or execute the following commands in a "real" terminal (for example the one you get by typing Ctrl+Alt+F1):
$ sudo stop lightdm
$ sudo start gdm
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
This worked.
sudo stop lightdm
This crashed i3 and left me with a black screen on the X display.
sudo start gdm
I had to do Ctrl+Alt+F1 to do this command.
GDM started successfully. GNOME does not start. Entering login
information still returns me to the login screen.
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It is normal that stopping the display manager stops the graphical session. Are the "gnome-session" and "gnome-shell" packages installed?
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gnome-shell is installed.
cal@leela:~$ apt search gnome-shell
...
gnome-shell/belenos-updates,now 3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2 amd64
[installed,automatic]
graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
gnome-session is installed.
cal@leela:~$ apt search gnome-session
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
gnome-session/belenos-updates,now 3.9.90-0ubuntu12.1+7.0trisquel2 all
[installed,automatic]
GNOME Session Manager - GNOME 3 session
No full partition (the 'df' command tells)? I start to run out of ideas...
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Attached as dfoutput.txt. Not much was freed, even after
guix gc
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Easy way. Log in. Try Alt+F2 and press R for restart. If it works its Xorg.
With stock Trisquel 7:
After you have run...
sudo apt-get install gnome
...and selected gnome (gdm I think) in the thing that pops up in the terminal-- reboot.
Next to the password field you should see a small circle with a gear in it (or something like that) that wasn't there before. Click it and select Gnome.
Then login like normal. If you login automatically you will need to temporarily change your settings to require a password (or find another way to do it).
You might only need to logout instead of rebooting-- I don't remember.
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