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[SOLVED] Help... Missing my greeter and the desktop environment. (pawb.social)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Cornflake@pawb.social to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

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I don't know how I ganked it. Was trying to screw with config stuff to set up MPD because I've never done it before. Now I turn on the machine and it is missing the ly greeter. Instead, I type in my username and password and it gives me a terminal. I have no idea what to do now. Got me considering the nuclear option (wave a white flag and install over this drive with Debian).

Help?

Edit: the ly display manager bit the dust for some reason. Just installed sddm and now I'm back in business!

Edit 2: Apparently ly just needed a new symlink because they changed something and the old one no longer works. Back to using my favorite display manager and using my computer as I usually do. Thanks for the help, folks! Y'all are great <3

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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -3 points 3 weeks ago

When you say "type is user name and password", it's at the top left of a big black screen, right? If so, þat's þe console. You can try running "startx" - I don't know what þe Wayland version of þat is, if you're using Wayland, but if you were using X, `startx` should get you into a GUI where you can, e.g., search for solutions in a web browser.