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killkrt

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From: Italy

Registered: 2016-02-24

Posts: 35

[SOLVED] Deepin desktop is completely empty and unusable

Hi,

I've installed Deepin desktop environment, but when I open a session I always get a empty screen with the default background (sky with clouds) and nothing else, I can see the mouse cursor moving around, but I cannot do anything else than move the mouse around and switch workspace using the keyboard.

Anybody have an idea how to solve this issue?

I've tried to use Lightdm and LXDM as display manager.

Thank you.

Last edited by killkrt (2016-03-26 11:14:45)

bruffalobill

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Registered: 2016-03-19

Posts: 1

Re: [SOLVED] Deepin desktop is completely empty and unusable

Hi,

I have the same issue. As a workaround I have succeeded in getting deepin to work by:
1. Dropping back to another terminal (ctrl-alt-f1)
2. Restarting the lightdm service using systemd (sudo systemctl restart lightdm).
3. Log back in again.
4. Working deepin!!!
I definitely not a full bottle on deepin so I can't help you any further. Although I did notice that the deepin window manager (deepin-wm) is not running when deepin is initially launched. However after going through the steps above deepin-wm will run. It is definitely a strange error as I would have thought that restarting the lightdm service would have the same effect as systemd starting to begin with during the boot sequence???

killkrt

Member

From: Italy

Registered: 2016-02-24

Posts: 35

Re: [SOLVED] Deepin desktop is completely empty and unusable

Hi,

I've solved easily starting lightdm using:

sudo systemctl start lightdm

Instead of:

sudo lighdm

As I was doing!

Thanks.