HI, I had Linux Mint Mate 18.3 and upgraded to 19. I see the login screen, but after entering the password it turns black and goes back to the login screen.
I am able to login through the terminal (ctrl alt f1).
The log file says connection to X server lost.
Any ideas?
Cannot login after upgrade to Linux Mint 19
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Cannot login after upgrade to Linux Mint 19
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Re: Cannot login after upgrade to Linux Mint 19
Boot into Recovery mode, where drop to the root prompt, where run
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mount -o remount,rw /
nmcli dev status
apt-get update
apt-get install --reinstall lightdm mate-desktop
dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
sync
reboot