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Followed these instructions How do you run Ubuntu Server with a GUI? on a new install of Ubuntu Server.

Partial success. I get the purple Ubuntu login screen, my user account is selected, and I can enter my password. However, it just returns me back to the very same screen with no errors or warnings.

I know the password is good because I use it with that same account to ssh in.

What have I missed?

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  • Check /var/crash and /var/log/syslog for the error messages. You are describing the classic symptoms of a desktop crash. – user535733 Mar 29 '20 at 16:10
  • Thanks! /var/crash is empty. – Different Computers Mar 29 '20 at 18:27
  • /var/syslog showed me far too much, but I picked through grep on error and got Mar 29 15:22:06 imac org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2344]: libinput error: client bug: timer event6 debounce: offset negative (-6ms)

    Mar 29 15:22:06 imac org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2344]: libinput error: client bug: timer event6 debounce short: offset negative (-19ms)

    Those seemed like the only things I saw that might be important.

     – Different Computers Mar 29 '20 at 18:45
  • You haven't mentioned your release details, and as you mentioned server; have you met the hardware requirements (video card) for Ubuntu Desktop in your release? (many servers do not meet minimum requirements of GNOME for example, but will run lighter desktops) Note: I know this can be an issue, but I am unsure of effect if minimum desktop requirements aren't met https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements – guiverc Mar 29 '20 at 21:22
  • Apologies. It's Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-91-generic x86_64), running on a 2009 iMac with, for its day, a comparatively beefy GPU. – Different Computers Mar 29 '20 at 22:28

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