Cannot get the Login Screen sddm to work

[Dick Barmann]

On 08/13/2016 07:36 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:59:42 -0400, Dick Barmann wrote:
>> E:
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/account-plugin-facebook_0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1_all.deb:
>> trying to overwrite
>> '/etc/signon-ui/webkit-options.d/www.facebook.com.conf', which is also
>> in package kaccounts-providers 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
>> E:
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/account-plugin-google_0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1_all.deb:
>> trying to overwrite '/usr/share/accounts/providers/google.provider',
>> which is also in package kaccounts-providers 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
> You're mistaken apples for oranges.
>
> Since nobody could help regarding the sddm issue on the Ubuntu users
> mailing list, I recommended to join the Kubuntu and/or kde-linux
> mailing list.
>
> If there is a conflict between Ubuntu packages from the official
> Ubuntu repositories, you need to report this to the Ubuntu bug tracker
> or send a request to the Ubuntu or Kubuntu mailing list.
>
> I understand that not each user is able to decide, if something is
> related to an issue and to what mailing list it belongs.
>
> In this case the issue, that there seems to be no way to select the
> desired session by sddm, while it's config seemingly is ok and the
> required desktop files are installed, too [1], is not related to the
> conflicting packages.
>
> [1]
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2016-August/286913.html
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2016-August/286916.html
I did as you suggested as to the other lists. I also changed from sddm 
to the other program following your instructions. I get as far as the 
name after Grub. Then it goes blank and no further. Will not boot any 
further. This lasr time I started it has been blank for 45 minutes. Can 
I get back to sddm,
dick