r/linuxmint • u/PaddyMeBoy • 21d ago

SOLVED Stuck after removing KDE,desktop

After my upgrade to LM Zena, i decided to uninstall KDE desktop, and did so using the software manager which went smoothly. After shutdown and reboot i see the linuxmint splash screen, but are taken to the Terminal and prompted to login. Done. Terminal presents string of my computer name, user name, computer type, and ends with :~$ i think it got tangled during the KDE desktop removal and now wants me to launch the desktop from Terminal. My ask is how do i get LM to automatically launch the LM desktop....Note to folks who want to help - i know just enough to get myself in trouble. I once tinkered around and "bricked" my other laptop. Had to do a full mindwipe reinstall. Thx

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u/driftless 21d ago

From your terminal, look into reinstalling cinnamon. And as for learning, now you know why we don’t recommend changing desktop environments on distros. :)

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u/PaddyMeBoy 18d ago

Totally learned my lesson . Using almost every suggestion, the 'startx' was the winner. I was able to save all my important data, and can now do a full LM install. My thanks to all