Unable to boot

mubh

Hi,

I had originally installed Solus Plasma and recently installed Gnome too. Originally i let sddm be the main DM but it never booted into Gnome. So i disabled sddm using systemctl and enabled gdm. However on reboot all i am getting is a blank screen. I tried to re-enable sddm back using superuser mode but even that is not working. Is there any way i can boot into either KDE/Gnome without having to reinstall the OS again?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

kyrios

Don't install Plasma alongside other GTK-based desktop, it's evil.
https://discuss.getsol.us/d/2585-is-it-safe-to-install-mate-along-side-budgie/3

dbarron

kyrios Plasma is not evil. However, it is best to keep desktops separate (imo). It often takes a fair amount of fiddling to get them to mostly co-exist and usually even then, it's not usually perfect.

DataDrake

dbarron He meant having the two installed at the same time is evil because they aren't integrated to co-exist. Different display managers for starters.

kyrios

dbarron That's not what I said. 😃
I even posted the link in which Josh explained why !

dbarron

Oh, wow, I certainly read an alternate interpretation.

dbarron

Yeah, surprised me for sure....I didn't actually read the link, just your own comment. I do remember the thread in which it was originally discussed though.
I believe you can see the other interpretation though. As a hobby, I'm a writer, and frequently deal with these vagueness of the English language. They can be quite funny at time.

kyrios

dbarron yeah can be very funny especially with non native English people like me.

mubh

Thanks all for the suggestions. I wiped plasma and installed mate, just to get a feel of gnome and anything else gtk related. Though plasma seemed lighter atleast from memory utilization compared to mate. Have to try for some more time and see how it is. Is there any chance for getting enlightenment, cinnamon and other DE's in solus?

JoshStrobl

mubh Is there any chance for getting enlightenment, cinnamon and other DE's in solus?

No.

mubh

JoshStrobl
Ok, thanks.

dbarron

At the risk of offense (talking other distros), I might suggest Installing a VM of SparkyLinux, which has most DE flavors (definitely enlightenment) and tooled to pretty much work together, even if you install multiples (though it's not perfect either).
@kyrios I didn't even know you weren't a native Eng speaker.

elfprince

Plasma and GTK are like Starfleet and Borg. Peace is irrelevant. Co-existence is irrelevant. All will be assimilated!

Sorry, the 'evil' word got me, and just couldn't hold back... lol