I decided to try something. I logged in to the rescue  mode as root and entered startx at the prompt. This generated the error:

Unable to contact settings server
failed to execute child process "dbus-launch" (No such file or directory)


On 12/05/2023 01:03 PM, Tom Furie wrote:
"Stephen P. Molnar" <s.mol...@sbcglobal.net> writes:


On 12/05/2023 12:47 PM, Tom Furie wrote:
"Stephen P. Molnar" <s.mol...@sbcglobal.net> writes:

I have Bookworm installed on a 1TB SSD. When I attempted logging this
morning I failed! Rather than opening my XFCE desktop I was sent back
tot he login screen, over and over and ................. I got the
When you say "back to the login screen", do you mean back to a graphical
login screen, or to a text console login screen?

Xfce4 graphical login screen
Then the problem is not a display issue, but something wrong in loading
the desktop. I don’t use XFCE, but hopefully this means dead-end lines
of enquiry such as display drivers are halted, and that someone with
XFCE experience can chime in and offer advice.


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