On 01/26/18 15:01, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 01/25/2018 07:54 PM, InvalidPath wrote: >> >> >> Ok so tonight I tried enabling, and I had to manually rm or mv the existing >> display-manager.service file because enabling another DE would not overwrite it. I >> tried both SDDM and LightDM... neither of which would boot correctly, all got was >> a black screen with no mouse. Alt+F# would not work either. So I'm thinking she >> locked up tight as a drum. > > First you disable the old DM, then enable the new one. systemctl -f enable sddm does what is needed. The "key" is the -f which means "force" -f, --force When used with enable, overwrite any existing conflicting symlinks. FWIW, I had already given this command to the OP in a different thread. -- A motto of mine is: When in doubt, try it out
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