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Ubuntu Desktop problem gone

Asked by ROB3RT

So, I'm using the Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha 2. One day when I was running the update manager, the screensaver came up, after 5 minutes. No biggie, that is supposed to happen. So, I shake the mouse, and enter my password. Then, it just says "checking" and it says that, and never logs me on... So, I had to do a hard boot. Now, when I boot up, I have my mouse, and a black screen. No panels, no background, nothing. I pressed the shutdown button, and the shutdown dialogue came up. All compiz effects also work. I'm in Firefox in Ubuntu now, because in the exit dialogue, I went to help, and then get help online.

I think something is wrong with the Ubuntu desktop package.
I've tried:
Opening a terminal using ALT + F2 - Didn't work. This would have allowed me to run the update-manager, and finish the update.
I tried downloading the Alpha 3, but I have no way to burn the .iso file to a DVD.
I've tried accessing files via Firefox, by changing the download settings.

So, can someone give me a way to get the desktop back? Or at least give me a download link, so I can download a terminal (must be in .deb form, only way I can install, I think GDebi package installer still works). Or a link to the repositories containing the latest Alpha 2 updates.

Let me know if you need any more info, and help is greatly appreciated.

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Ryan Dwyer (ryandwyer) said : 		#1

Remember Lucid is in development, so failures like this are to be expected. You probably shouldn't run a development version if you don't have another stable machine.

Press Ctrl + Alt + F1 to switch to a command line terminal, then login and finish off the updates with sudo apt-get upgrade.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#2

Hi :)

Please can you setup a dual-boot with a stable release of Ubuntu, such as Ubuntu 9.10 or Ubuntu 8.04? This guide help, just treat the development release as the pre-installed Windows
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

It is always worth running a LiveCd session of an Ubuntu before installing it
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Hopefully both the LiveCd and the fresh install of a stable Ubuntu should be able to read/write from/to your existing alpha install.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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