User1: Hey, I am having problems with installing the Ubuntu desktop. Whenever I install it I cannot login. It will wait a few seconds, the screen will go black and it takes me back to the login screen
User2: User1 sounds like the wrong video drivers? ist that image known to work?
User1: no, i have xubuntu installed and it works just fine
User2: who is the owner of the .XAuthority file in that users home?
User2: .Xauthority
User1: sorry, you will have to tell me how to do that. (i'm new to ubuntu) :)
User2: "ls -al " in a terminal
User2: what device is it? what ubuntu version?
User1: my device is a raspberry pi 2b and it is runnning ubuntu mate and xubuntu 15.04
User1: oh and my x.org is configured
User1: r u there?
User2: who is ownerand group of that file?
User1: the file doesnt seem to exist
User2: so who is the owner of that users home?
User1: me
User1: there is only one user
User2: i am quite sure xfce does need that file, too.
User1: well i dont know what to tell yo
User1: *you
User1: my /etc /X11/xorg.conf exists and has text in it
User2: its not about the x11
User1: well thats the video driver's config file
User2: the desktop needs the .Xauthority file in the users home.
User2: and that owner and group needs to be the user.
User2: if you fiddel with sudo/root that can make that file be owned by root. and then you get exactly the effect, that you cant login anymore.
User1: ok sorry the file DOES exist. i was looking i /home instead of my user's home
User2: who is the owner?
User1: how do i find that out
User2: "ls -al"
User1: i am the owner
User2: in terminal. if you open a terminal it will be in your users home.
User1: ya i know a lot about terminal;
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