To name a few of them, we have Kwin, Metacity, Compiz and Emerald. There are many different window managers. The X Window System, also called X, makes it possible for graphical programs to communicate with the hardware Linux runs on. Ubuntu uses the X Window System as the basis of its graphical desktop environment. My preferred Linux distro is Kubuntu which is built around Ubuntu. When a Linux graphical desktop environment breaks, it is usually caused by a bad setting in any of the following layers of the graphical environment:Īs well as bad configuration files, I have known for an update or the removal of a software package to also uninstall one or more of those layers or to remove software dependencies required by those layers. Linux is primarily a non graphical operating system.The graphical environment you know and love is an optional component formed by a window system, a window manager and a desktop manager. Whether you’re suffering from an I-know-what-I’ve-done-how-do-I-fix-it problem or a my-Linux-desktop-is-broken-and-I-haven’t-a-clue-what’s-wrong-with-it-but-I-blame-the-kids kinda problem, there is a solution here for you. Written for Ubuntu, these Linux desktop recovery tricks are laid out in an easy to follow guide that presents recovery solutions in least destructive to this-could-break-everything-or-make-everything-better order.
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You will even learn how to open multiple virtual desktops. Whether you have a black screen, a flashing screen, just can’t get past the login screen or you’re stuck in the command-line, you are about to learn a few tricks that will help you get your Linux desktop back to full working order. What to do when Linux won’t let you log in.?
Welcome to the definitive guide to getting your Linux desktop back. Isn’t it lovely to have intuition give you it’s best gut wrenching “I told you so!” gloat. The one that should have been big and red and marked SELF DESTRUCT. Despite every ounce of intuition in your body screaming “No, no, no, no, don’t do it!”, you did it anyway.
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