[RESOLVED] password problem

[jaimedr]

Hello,

I have kubuntu 24.10 and due to problems with disk space I accidentally erased some packages and after a reboot I noticed that the display changed, now I have a blue background with a screen that on the right asks for me to select the username and password and on the left it displays the time and date. I tried using the pasword and it seems like the enter key is not recognized because as I type each character a bullet is displayed, however after typing "enter" nothing happens. Already entered the advanced options, and got the the root and updated the password using a terminal, but re booted and got the same blue screen with no response to the enter key. I did not make a backup of my info so it is important that I manage to access the documents, pictures, music and desktop folders.

[claydoh]

I accidentally erased some packages

So, any idea which things you....accidentally.....uninstalled? You can always try reinstalling those things.
You obviously broke things bad enough to break the login screen, and who knows what else.

Try this:
ctrl-alt-f3 to switch to a tty
enter

startplasma-wayland

or

 startplasma-x11

if you are using xorg. NO SUDO HERE!

This is how to get to the desktop without the login screen, and may not get you there, if you really broke things hard.
In Konsole or the TTY, your up/down arrow keys will cycle through your past commands, so if you used apt to uninstall things, you should be able to get a good idea of what you did, which might be helpful info for us to see so we can help get you back on track.

if you can't get to the desktop at all, AND you connect to the internet with Ethernet or wired tethering, you can use the Recovery options from Grub and choose the 'Root prompt with networking', or something similar.

From there you can try to install the meta-package kubuntu-desktop which will make sure most , but not all system and desktop packages are installed. This should hopefully reinstall the missing stuff you removed.

sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop

Actually, if you are at the tty and logged in but can't get to the desktop, you should be able to do this from there, assuming you are connected to the network.

. I did not make a backup of my info so it is important that I manage to access the documents, pictures, music and desktop folders.

So, it is then even more important to have your backups and info taken care of beforehand.
You can always boot a live USB and browse your drives and grab your data that way.

[jaimedr]

Thank you, I will try you suggestions and let you know hot it goes,it is a relief your final suggestion just in case any on the others dont work