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Heyo, so I have this ubuntu desktop that was working fine. I decided to install Steam on it and Skyrim. Apparently Steam has compatibility modes for Linux which is cool. Anyways I think it bricked my Linux install which is wierd.

It worked fine in running it but the restarting now is wrecked. I can't start the system like. It gets stuck at [ OK ] Started Manage, Install and Generate Color Profiles..proxy server..

The keyboard doesn't seem to work...

Here's the image of the screen. This website wouldn't let me link it. https://pasteboard.co/Ji1uBkC.jpg

HALP PLZ

Michael Paccione
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So it would seem that installing a game via Steam using the compatibility tool reconfigured my gdm3 in a way that was absolutely broken on reboot.

Please note that my nvidia linux drivers were not installed. That may have contributed to the issue.

The quick fix was switching to lightdm. The longer fix is apt-get purge 'nvidia*', uninstalling gdm3, reinstalling gdm3, reinstalling the nvidia drivers. This fixed it and now my visuals are snappy and fast.

I prefer gdm3 to lightdm aesthetically. I think I would only run lightdm on a low spec machine or microcontroller.

Michael Paccione
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