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Hello, recently i installed Ubuntu 9.10.. i was trying to install some java runtime, and after the installation was done, i did a reboot.. Ubuntu boot normally but the normal Ubuntu 9.10 login screen is gone..now i have an old debian style login screen asking for username.. the screen is similar to this one here, but with black Background:

http://debian.cante.net/stem/pic/stem-login-small.jpg

i thought that it was something with usplash, but in the end i realised that its something with GDM.. on the debian login screen, if i press CTRL + ALT + F1, i can get to the terminal and from there i login normally with my username and pass..

after im doing "sudo gdm" and it's login automatically to my gnome desktop..after that if i logout, the normal Ubuntu 9.10 login screen is back..

and after some reboot, the old style debian login screen is back again :)

any ideas what should i do? or what configuration should i changed?

thx in advance ;)

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I think if you accidently overwrite or otherwise break your ~/.gdm file you might an error like this.

You could try something like this (with fingers crossed):

sudo apt-get install --reinstall gdm && sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
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should i do this in gnome enviroment? or logout and enter in terminal mode? – Paikkos Nov 12 at 16:19
HEY MAN ! IT WORKED ! ;) thx a lot m8 ;) – Paikkos Nov 12 at 16:48
excellent :) glad I could help – Colin Pickard Nov 13 at 17:11

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