Problem with 16.04

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I upgraded my laptop to 16.04 and now I can't get to the desktop login screen. I can only get to a black screen which asks me to type in a login and password. I also can't type anything in the password slot. What do I do??

For the second issue, see Nothing shows up in the terminal when I type my password — steeldriver, Aug 06 '16 at 15:51
You type your username that you entered when you installed the system - that won't necessarily be the same as the 'fullname' that's normally displayed on the GUI login screen, it will usually be an all lower case name such as jdelorme — steeldriver, Aug 06 '16 at 16:33
I think I'll have to get a new laptop because I've tired ever login name I think of and nothing works — JDelorme, Aug 06 '16 at 16:56
That's extreme - you can always boot to Recovery Mode and run the command ls /home; your username will almost certainly be the same as the name of your home directory. — steeldriver, Aug 06 '16 at 16:58
Possible duplicate of My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? — grooveplex, Aug 06 '16 at 17:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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I think I'm having a similar issue with Log-Ins and Passwords.

Have you tried using Ubuntu as the log-in and keeping the password blank like below:

username: ubuntu
password:

It's suggested in this answer: Default Password in Ubuntu 15.04

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered Aug 06 '16 at 16:16

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Didn't work, what next? – JDelorme Aug 06 '16 at 16:24
what specifically happens? Can you post a screen shot or something @JDelorme? – prestonsmith Aug 06 '16 at 16:25
How do you add a pic? I'm doing this off my mobile phone – JDelorme Aug 06 '16 at 16:30
Edit your post and there should be an option there @JDelorme – prestonsmith Aug 06 '16 at 16:39
Can't do that either. My God is this a pain – JDelorme Aug 06 '16 at 16:45

Problem with 16.04

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