Unable to get past sign in screen

[pdmken]

I was updating mysql to a newer version and in the instructions, "remove old mysql version". Then remove all. It appears I've removed more then the old version of mysql, When the desktop boots, the sign on screen displays, password is entered, the sign on screen disappears leaving the back drop. I'm able to get to the terminal.

Is there a way to restore the desktop?

[Feathers McGraw]

After you log in, can you get to a TTY (old command prompt)?

Try Ctrl Alt F1, and remember if you have other functions on your F keys this may be Fn Ctrl Alt F1.

Then type the startx and see what happens...

[pdmken]

xstart

After you log in, can you get to a TTY (old command prompt)?

Try Ctrl Alt F1, and remember if you have other functions on your F keys this may be Fn Ctrl Alt F1.

Then type the startx and see what happens...

initializing built in extensions

Loading extension GLX
(II) [KMS] Kernel modsetting enabled
xinit: connection to x server lost

waiting for x server to shut down (EE) server terminated successfully (0) closing log file

[Feathers McGraw]

OK, you might find some useful info here:

cat ~/.xsession-errors

Hopefully that will give us a nudge in the right direction

[pdmken]

OK, you might find some useful info here:

cat ~/.xsession-errors

Hopefully that will give us a nudge in the right direction

Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64)

* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/

0 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates.

Last login: Wed Sep 10 16:52:38 2014
ken@server1:~$ cat ~/.xsession-errors
Script for none started at run_im.
Script for auto started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
Xsession: X session started for ken at Wed Sep 10 16:52:50 EDT 2014
localuser:ken being added to access control list
Script for none started at run_im.
Script for auto started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
Script for none started at run_im.
Script for auto started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QStr ing,QString,QString)
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
kbuildsycoca4 running...
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.7'
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::resourceScoreUpdated(QString, QString, QString, double) to NepomukPlugin::resourceScoreUpdated(QString, QString, QString, double)
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::recentStatsDeleted(QString, int, QString) to NepomukPlugin::deleteRecentStats(QString, int, QString)
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::earlierStatsDeleted(QString, int) to NepomukPlugin::deleteEarlierStats(QString, int)
libGL error: failed to open drm device: Permission denied
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL error: failed to open drm device: Permission denied
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.4, 128 bits)
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.30
Driver: LLVMpipe
GPU class: Unknown
OpenGL version: 2.1
GLSL version: 1.30
Mesa version: 10.1.3
X server version: 1.15.1
Linux kernel version: 3.13
Direct rendering: yes
Requires strict binding: yes
GLSL shaders: yes
Texture NPOT support: yes
Virtual Machine: no
NO VSYNC! neither glSwapInterval nor glXWaitVideoSync are supported
kwin(6771): OpenGL driver recommends XRender based compositing. Falling back to XRender.
kwin(6771): To overwrite the detection use the environment variable KWIN_COMPOSE
kwin(6771): For more information see http://community.kde.org/KWin/Enviro...s#KWIN_COMPOSE
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::resetCompositing() to KWin::Compositor::restart()
kwin(6771): Failed to initialize compositing, compositing disabled
kwin(6771): Consult http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KWi...tes#Setting_up
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
kded4: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit4: Fatal IO error: client killed
kglobalaccel: Fatal IO error: client killed
klauncher: Exiting on signal 15
kdeinit4: Fatal IO error: client killed
kwin: Fatal IO error: client killed
kactivitymanagerd: Fatal IO error: client killed

[vinnywright]

try

find ~/ -user root

if loged in as you(not root)

post what it finds

VINNY

[pdmken]

try

find ~/ -user root

if loged in as you(not root)

post what it finds

VINNY

ken@server1:~$ ken@server1:~$ find ~/ -user root
/home/ken/Downloads/uninstaller_brscan-skey
/home/ken/Downloads/brscan3-0.2.11-5.amd64.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/uninstaller_MFC6490CW
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwcupswrapper-1.1.2-2.i386.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/brscan-skey-0.2.4-1.amd64.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/uninstaller_brscan3
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwcupswrapper-1.1.2-2a.i386.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwlpr-1.1.2-2.i386.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwlpr-1.1.2-2a.i386.deb
/home/ken/logfile
/home/ken/restricted
/home/ken/restricted/.ftpaccess
/home/ken/.rnd
/home/ken/hdimage
ken@server1:~$

[vinnywright]

ken@server1:~$ ken@server1:~$ find ~/ -user root
/home/ken/Downloads/uninstaller_brscan-skey
/home/ken/Downloads/brscan3-0.2.11-5.amd64.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/uninstaller_MFC6490CW
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwcupswrapper-1.1.2-2.i386.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/brscan-skey-0.2.4-1.amd64.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/uninstaller_brscan3
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwcupswrapper-1.1.2-2a.i386.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwlpr-1.1.2-2.i386.deb
/home/ken/Downloads/mfc6490cwlpr-1.1.2-2a.i386.deb
/home/ken/logfile
/home/ken/restricted
/home/ken/restricted/.ftpaccess
/home/ken/.rnd
/home/ken/hdimage
ken@server1:~$

OK just wanted to see if your .Xauthority had been hijacked by root ,,,,,,,, that would have keped you from loging in

VINNY

[vinnywright]

couldent hurt to do a

sudo apt-get install --reinstall kubuntu-desktop

VINNY

[pdmken]

login as: ken
ken@192.168.1.10's password:
Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64)

* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/

0 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates.

Last login: Wed Sep 10 18:09:56 2014 from 192.168.1.7

ken@server1:/$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
kubuntu-desktop : Depends: kde-workspace but it is not going to be installed
Depends: plasma-desktop but it is not going to be installed
Depends: plasma-netbook but it is not going to be installed
Depends: software-properties-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: akregator but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apport-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apturl-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kaddressbook but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kde-telepathy but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-kresources but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-runtime but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kmail but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: knotes but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kontact but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: korganizer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: muon-discover but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: muon-notifier but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-runner-telepathy-contact but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widgets-addons but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: usb-creator-kde but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
ken@server1:/$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall kubuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
kubuntu-desktop : Depends: kde-workspace but it is not going to be installed
Depends: plasma-desktop but it is not going to be installed
Depends: plasma-netbook but it is not going to be installed
Depends: software-properties-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: akregator but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apport-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apturl-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kaddressbook but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kde-telepathy but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-kresources but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-runtime but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kmail but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: knotes but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kontact but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: korganizer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: muon-discover but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: muon-notifier but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-runner-telepathy-contact but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widgets-addons but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: usb-creator-kde but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[Feathers McGraw]

Try:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a

Have you added any PPAs?

[pdmken]

I was pretty much stumped on troubleshooting this issue and an issue with mysql, I reinstalled Kubuntu and solved all issues.

Thank you for all your efforts,