[15:58] <rgh> Hi all, I just installed xubuntu 20.10 on my netbook.
[15:58] <rgh> But it doesn't get in the login manager. Or whatever that's called :-)
[15:59] <rgh> I get a mouse pointer and then it switches back to the console and then again to the mouse pointer etc etc
[16:00] <tomreyn> rgh: how much ram does your netbook have?
[16:01] <tomreyn> physical, installed
[16:01] <rgh> 2 gb
[16:01] <rgh> I think 🤔
[16:01] <rgh> 30 Gb hdd (which I found out is really a SD)
[16:02] <tomreyn> i'm not sure it's the lack of ram causing what you're seeing, but 2 GB is certainly not much.
[16:02] <rgh> I had Manjaro and one xubuntu installed before on this device
[16:02] <tomreyn> especially if the gpu also takes some of it
[16:02] <rgh> Manjaro xfce btw
[16:03] <tomreyn> you could post a full system log, if the system is online:   journalctl -b | nc termbin.com 9999
[16:03] <rgh> Is there a way to install a cli only with the xubuntu iso?
[16:03] <tomreyn> you may need to swithc to a TTY before you can run the above command, and login there.
[16:04] <tomreyn> !tty
[16:04] <rgh> I'm not online I'm afraid.
[16:04] <rgh> Yes, but switching to tty1 or 2 also flips the screen as mentioned above
[16:04] <tomreyn> maybe you can connect it via ethernet, or by a USB tethered smartphone
[16:05] <tomreyn> by flip, you mean upside down?
[16:05] <rgh> Wait. Can I share video in matrix / element?
[16:05] <tomreyn> to get a CLI only installation you'd install ubuntu-server
[16:06] <tomreyn> i don't know what matrix / element is. i'm communicating with you on IRC, which does not support screensharing.
[16:07] <rgh> Matrix is like irc on stereiods
[16:07] <rgh> And it bridges to irc (I'm on matrix now)
[16:07] <rgh> Element is the client
[16:08] <rgh> But. Can I install a cli from the 20.10 iso?
[16:09] <tomreyn> if by "a CLI" you mean "not a graphical desktop", then i don't think you can.
[16:09] <rgh> Crap
[16:09] <tomreyn> that's if "the 20.10 iso" refers to the xubuntu 20.10 iso.
[16:09] <rgh> Yes
[16:10] <rgh> Iso boots fine ofc
[16:10] <tomreyn> you could remove the desktop after the fact though
[16:10] <rgh> Oh nice idea
[16:10] <rgh> If I can stay in the tty1 and not being thrown (and fail) in tty7
[16:11] <rgh> Nope
[16:11] <rgh> It's fubar
[16:11] <tomreyn> i'm not sure what you'Re doing
[16:12] <rgh> Ctrl alt f1
[16:12] <tomreyn> try F3..F6 instead
[16:14] <rgh> Trying rescue root prompt
[16:20] <tomreyn> you can provide the !bootparm    systemd.target=multi-user.target   for a CLI startup
[16:38] <rgh> maybe 20.04 works better
[16:38] <rgh> this is going no where :-(
[16:40] <rgh> thanks for your kind help :-)