This appears to be a follow-up to Ran test for ligthdm bug Says Xserver no path found - if you have a working internet connection you can try re-installing the X server core package (sudo apt install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core). The non-existance of the .Xauthority file is normal if temporaryuser has not previously started an X session.
– steeldriverJul 08 '23 at 18:56
Well, you will need to address that first. Depending on your level of expertise and patience, you might want to consider backing up your data and re-installing the system.
– steeldriverJul 08 '23 at 19:41
Ok I don't care about the data not much on harddrive how can I re-install
– edd Jul 08 '23 at 21:20
sudo apt install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
). The non-existance of the .Xauthority file is normal iftemporaryuser
has not previously started an X session. – steeldriver Jul 08 '23 at 18:56