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u2piksnib

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Registered: 2017-01-27

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LightDM issue w/Xfce,Mate; I'm seeking advice.<figured it out/Solved>

I've read a few threads where the newest kernel 4.10.x is causing issues.. possibly(from all i've read) also from nvidia drivers..

I had to forgo arch on a laptop due to the need for xfce/mate on older hardware..

My question is.. if i revert (already have a working distro, but really really want arch on there) to the LTS kernel (4.9.x) will this prevent this problem from happening and will I get to a desktop?

If "yes" when I update(never used LTS kernel before, always used latest) will LTS just update to latest LTS not the latest new kernel?

Thanks in Advance..

Last edited by u2piksnib (2017-05-16 11:56:29)

x33a

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Re: LightDM issue w/Xfce,Mate; I'm seeking advice.<figured it out/Solved>

The LTS kernel will maintain its own track so you need not worry about it updating to the *main* kernel. As for the problem not happening on 4.9.x, you haven't mentioned what problem you are facing. In any case, if it is known not to happen on the LTS kernel, then you should be good to go.

u2piksnib

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Registered: 2017-01-27

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Re: LightDM issue w/Xfce,Mate; I'm seeking advice.<figured it out/Solved>

After going through the entire install.. both xfce & mate get stuck at bootup.. with the light dm service message that's been mentioned on here regarding lightdm lately.to make a long story short, I tried ctl/alt/f2 and tried starting service with systemd.. there's a message and have to power off w/button. Thanks for the information regarding LTS kernel..

loqs

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Re: LightDM issue w/Xfce,Mate; I'm seeking advice.<figured it out/Solved>

After going through the entire install.. both xfce & mate get stuck at bootup.. with the light dm service message that's been mentioned on here regarding lightdm lately.

Please provide links to these those threads.

to make a long story short, I tried ctl/alt/f2 and tried starting service with systemd.. there's a message and have to power off w/button. Thanks for the information regarding LTS kernel..

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The linux-lts kernel tracks kernel.org's newest lts kernel so it will update to whatever the next lts kernel is in 2018.  If an issue has has not been resolved upstream by then you will then be impacted by it.
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Last edited by loqs (2017-05-14 19:42:59)