On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 08:21:03AM +0100, Chris Green wrote: > After hacking things about somewhat trying to find a bug in lightdm I > have lost my xubuntu desktop and seem to be getting Gnome Unity > instead (I think). > > What do I need to [re-]install to get xubuntu back and what settings > do I need to change (if any)?
None, it's a bug in lightdm! I've hit this before and it's a real nuisance. If for any reason (adding/removing packages etc.) the directory /var/lib/lightdm gets removed then lightdm fails to start and you can't get to your xubuntu desktop. If you look in the log files at /var/log/lightdm you can see the evidence. A simple 'sudo mkdir /var/lib/lightdm' and everything works again. ... phew! :-) -- Chris Green -- xubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
