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I upgraded my laptop to 16.04 and now I can't get to the desktop login screen. I can only get to a black screen which asks me to type in a login and password. I also can't type anything in the password slot. What do I do??

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  • For the second issue, see [Nothing shows up in the terminal when I type my password](http://askubuntu.com/questions/112069/nothing-shows-up-in-the-terminal-when-i-type-my-password) – steeldriver Aug 06 '16 at 15:51
  • Ok so what do i type in the login slot? – JDelorme Aug 06 '16 at 15:57
  • You type your username that you entered when you installed the system - that won't necessarily be the same as the 'fullname' that's normally displayed on the GUI login screen, it will usually be an all lower case name such as `jdelorme` – steeldriver Aug 06 '16 at 16:33
  • I think I'll have to get a new laptop because I've tired ever login name I think of and nothing works – JDelorme Aug 06 '16 at 16:56
  • That's extreme - you can always boot to [Recovery Mode](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode) and run the command `ls /home`; your username will almost certainly be the same as the name of your home directory. – steeldriver Aug 06 '16 at 16:58
  • Possible duplicate of [My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/162075/my-computer-boots-to-a-black-screen-what-options-do-i-have-to-fix-it) – grooveplex Aug 06 '16 at 17:44

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I think I'm having a similar issue with Log-Ins and Passwords.

Have you tried using Ubuntu as the log-in and keeping the password blank like below:

  • username: ubuntu
  • password:

It's suggested in this answer: Default Password in Ubuntu 15.04

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