Kubuntu - can't get past login screen and whiptail error
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I was working fine earlier today in kubuntu zesty 17.04. I tried to do a restart and then couldn't get past the login screen. It accepted the password but just brought the login screen up again.
I tried them to go into recovery mode and see if any errors appeared. The shell loaded but the filesystem was read only. First it appeared there was an error with mounting the encrypted swap partition. so I disabled mounting that temporarily but it didn't fix the issue. I loaded up a live CD and ran fsck too. No joy.
There is another error in the recovery shell,
/usr/bin/env: 'node': no such file or directory
Then, on the next line:
couldn't find whiptail, starting root shell instead of recovery menu
When I try sudo apt-get install whiptail it says it's already installed.
boot kubuntu filesystem login-screen
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I was working fine earlier today in kubuntu zesty 17.04. I tried to do a restart and then couldn't get past the login screen. It accepted the password but just brought the login screen up again.
I tried them to go into recovery mode and see if any errors appeared. The shell loaded but the filesystem was read only. First it appeared there was an error with mounting the encrypted swap partition. so I disabled mounting that temporarily but it didn't fix the issue. I loaded up a live CD and ran fsck too. No joy.
There is another error in the recovery shell,
/usr/bin/env: 'node': no such file or directory
Then, on the next line:
couldn't find whiptail, starting root shell instead of recovery menu
When I try sudo apt-get install whiptail it says it's already installed.
boot kubuntu filesystem login-screen
asked Feb 5 at 18:39
ankles
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16.10 (Yakkety) is outside support. You may find askubuntu.com/questions/110477/… as well as askubuntu.com/questions/16366/… useful.
– Elder Geek
Feb 5 at 18:53
Oops it's zesty 17.04 - forgot what version it was.
– ankles
Feb 5 at 19:26
Currently supported releases are listed under current
– Elder Geek
Feb 6 at 13:47
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I was working fine earlier today in kubuntu zesty 17.04. I tried to do a restart and then couldn't get past the login screen. It accepted the password but just brought the login screen up again.
I tried them to go into recovery mode and see if any errors appeared. The shell loaded but the filesystem was read only. First it appeared there was an error with mounting the encrypted swap partition. so I disabled mounting that temporarily but it didn't fix the issue. I loaded up a live CD and ran fsck too. No joy.
There is another error in the recovery shell,
/usr/bin/env: 'node': no such file or directory
Then, on the next line:
couldn't find whiptail, starting root shell instead of recovery menu
When I try sudo apt-get install whiptail it says it's already installed.
boot kubuntu filesystem login-screen
asked Feb 5 at 18:39
ankles
12
I was working fine earlier today in kubuntu zesty 17.04. I tried to do a restart and then couldn't get past the login screen. It accepted the password but just brought the login screen up again.
I tried them to go into recovery mode and see if any errors appeared. The shell loaded but the filesystem was read only. First it appeared there was an error with mounting the encrypted swap partition. so I disabled mounting that temporarily but it didn't fix the issue. I loaded up a live CD and ran fsck too. No joy.
There is another error in the recovery shell,
/usr/bin/env: 'node': no such file or directory
Then, on the next line:
couldn't find whiptail, starting root shell instead of recovery menu
When I try sudo apt-get install whiptail it says it's already installed.
boot kubuntu filesystem login-screen
boot kubuntu filesystem login-screen
asked Feb 5 at 18:39
ankles
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asked Feb 5 at 18:39
ankles
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edited Feb 5 at 19:26
asked Feb 5 at 18:39
ankles
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asked Feb 5 at 18:39
ankles
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asked Feb 5 at 18:39
ankles
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16.10 (Yakkety) is outside support. You may find askubuntu.com/questions/110477/… as well as askubuntu.com/questions/16366/… useful.
– Elder Geek
Feb 5 at 18:53
Oops it's zesty 17.04 - forgot what version it was.
– ankles
Feb 5 at 19:26
Currently supported releases are listed under current
– Elder Geek
Feb 6 at 13:47
add a comment |Â
1
16.10 (Yakkety) is outside support. You may find askubuntu.com/questions/110477/… as well as askubuntu.com/questions/16366/… useful.
– Elder Geek
Feb 5 at 18:53
Oops it's zesty 17.04 - forgot what version it was.
– ankles
Feb 5 at 19:26
Currently supported releases are listed under current
– Elder Geek
Feb 6 at 13:47
1
1
16.10 (Yakkety) is outside support. You may find askubuntu.com/questions/110477/… as well as askubuntu.com/questions/16366/… useful.
– Elder Geek
Feb 5 at 18:53
16.10 (Yakkety) is outside support. You may find askubuntu.com/questions/110477/… as well as askubuntu.com/questions/16366/… useful.
– Elder Geek
Feb 5 at 18:53
Oops it's zesty 17.04 - forgot what version it was.
– ankles
Feb 5 at 19:26
Oops it's zesty 17.04 - forgot what version it was.
– ankles
Feb 5 at 19:26
Currently supported releases are listed under current
– Elder Geek
Feb 6 at 13:47
Currently supported releases are listed under current
– Elder Geek
Feb 6 at 13:47
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Managed to solve it:
1) I'd forgotten that I can enter command line from the login screen with CTRL + ALT + F2.
2) I didn't understand the support for zesty had expired, I did a dist upgrade and everything worked fine after that. I must have accidentally turned off notifications that zesty had run out as I didn't see a message about it...
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Managed to solve it:
1) I'd forgotten that I can enter command line from the login screen with CTRL + ALT + F2.
2) I didn't understand the support for zesty had expired, I did a dist upgrade and everything worked fine after that. I must have accidentally turned off notifications that zesty had run out as I didn't see a message about it...
answered Feb 6 at 9:28
ankles
12
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Managed to solve it:
1) I'd forgotten that I can enter command line from the login screen with CTRL + ALT + F2.
2) I didn't understand the support for zesty had expired, I did a dist upgrade and everything worked fine after that. I must have accidentally turned off notifications that zesty had run out as I didn't see a message about it...
answered Feb 6 at 9:28
ankles
12
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Managed to solve it:
1) I'd forgotten that I can enter command line from the login screen with CTRL + ALT + F2.
2) I didn't understand the support for zesty had expired, I did a dist upgrade and everything worked fine after that. I must have accidentally turned off notifications that zesty had run out as I didn't see a message about it...
answered Feb 6 at 9:28
ankles
12
Managed to solve it:
1) I'd forgotten that I can enter command line from the login screen with CTRL + ALT + F2.
2) I didn't understand the support for zesty had expired, I did a dist upgrade and everything worked fine after that. I must have accidentally turned off notifications that zesty had run out as I didn't see a message about it...
answered Feb 6 at 9:28
ankles
12
answered Feb 6 at 9:28
ankles
12
answered Feb 6 at 9:28
ankles
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answered Feb 6 at 9:28
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16.10 (Yakkety) is outside support. You may find askubuntu.com/questions/110477/… as well as askubuntu.com/questions/16366/… useful.
– Elder Geek
Feb 5 at 18:53
Oops it's zesty 17.04 - forgot what version it was.
– ankles
Feb 5 at 19:26
Currently supported releases are listed under current
– Elder Geek
Feb 6 at 13:47