I tried to follow the steps on Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears, but whenever I do, I don't know how to log in when it prompts me. How do I log on? I run 14.04 Trusty.
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http://linux.about.com/od/linux101/l/blnewbie5_1.htm – Sylvain Pineau May 16 '14 at 18:59
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- Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 or Ctrl+Alt+F2 or Ctrl+Alt+F3 ...
- Write your username (lowercase, the name of the user folder in
/home) and hit Enter - Write your password (nothing will appear) and hit Enter
- If your password and username are correct, you are now logged in.
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1Note that only CTRL + ALT + F[1-6] will open a text terminal on Ubuntu (See
/etc/default/console-setupand the line ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]") – Sylvain Pineau May 16 '14 at 19:04