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    Cant open terminal to change local settings

    I added a new startup process which my system doesnt seem to like. When the desktop loads, the startup process fails and then I cant open anything except Firefox. I need to be able to either open a terminal, open Kate, or open System Settings so I can delete the new process. I tried recovery mode, but dont know how to edit local settings through the root terminal.

    #2
    Does Alt+F2 still function? If 'yes', type: kdesudo systemsettings
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      #3
      Alt F2 does nothing.

      Ctrl Alt F1 fails to bring up a login too.

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        #4
        IF your startup process was added in system settings startup and shut down autostart ,,,,then the *.desktop files are in ~/.config/autostart/ so removing them should stop the process from starting .

        VINNY
        i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
        16GB RAM
        Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

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          #5
          Oops just notesed you cant do anything ,,,,,,,,restart the box then at the login screen (befor you log in ) do the ctrl+alt+F6 or F1 or any in between and log in and do what you need to do .

          VINNY
          i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
          16GB RAM
          Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

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            #6
            Originally posted by vinnywright View Post
            Oops just notesed you cant do anything ,,,,,,,,restart the box then at the login screen (befor you log in ) do the ctrl+alt+F6 or F1 or any in between and log in and do what you need to do .

            VINNY
            That brings up a flashing cursor, but the login fails to come up.

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              #7
              Got it. Booted into recovery mode, mounted my /home partition and deleted the file from Autostart. Thanks for the help everyone.

              EDIT: And the reason my script failed to run properly.....forgot to set it as executable! Rookie mistake!
              Last edited by whatthefunk; Feb 16, 2014, 08:43 PM.

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                #8
                Originally posted by whatthefunk View Post
                got it. Booted into recovery mode, mounted my /home partition and deleted the file from autostart. Thanks for the help everyone.

                Edit: And the reason my script failed to run properly.....forgot to set it as executable! Rookie mistake!
                ;d

                vinny

                weard ,,,somthing is keeping capital letters from this post ??
                Last edited by vinnywright; Feb 16, 2014, 09:07 PM.
                i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
                16GB RAM
                Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

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