Login Screen Doesn't Appear Automatically, need to press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and then Ctrl+Alt+F7

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Try to reconfigure lightdm, it may fix your issue

Open terminal(CTRL+ALT+T) and execute following command:
```
sudo dpkg-reconfigre lightdm
```
Then chose lightdm from the list.
Restart your system:
```
sudo reboot now
```

It may fix your issue. If doesn't fix then follow 2nd Method.

Method 2:

Installing a new display manager can fix your problem. Steps to install GDM(a display manager much like lightdm):

If you tried a lot and nothing seems to work then at least you can give it a try.. Hope these methods solve your issue. Reply for further assistance.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

frank over 1 year

I am new to Ubuntu, used Mandriva for years but that was a long time ago. I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a HPtx1000. Everything was working fine but recently when I boot up I don't get a login screen.

If I hit CTRL+ALT+F1 and thenCTRL+ALT+F7 I get the login screen and everything is fine.

Any clues as to why the login screen isn't automatically coming up?
frank over 10 years

thank you. i don't know what I did but the problem seems to be gone. All i did was open a few .conf files searching for something useful but I didn't change anything. The only other thing I did was change my wireless router channel from 1 to 9 to resolve an auto-connect problem but that shouldn't have anything to do with it. If it starts doing this again, I will try your suggestions.
Saurav Kumar over 10 years

Quite strange.. Any way it works for you, what would be better than that.. ;)
Naive over 10 years

@SauravKumar I'm using 10.04,it didn't work, Is there any different package for 10.04...?
Saurav Kumar over 10 years

@Kummi_10: Ubuntu 10.04 it not supported any more.. I recommend you to install 12.04 LTS which has support till 2017. And in 10.04, I really don't know which display manager is used.. :(