Can't login on Kali Linux after recent update (gdm3)

[johhnry]

Hi there,

I just made a recent update on all my packages (apt-get update, upgrade, autoremove ...) and it seems that there's a bug with gdm3 : https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgr...nstable#_0_1_4

After that update, I couldn't start the X Window session manager (here it was gdm3), on boot there was a blank screen and I couldn't log on the ttys.
I tried installing lightdm / sddm and booting again. Now the session window is opening correctly on boot but I can't login to my root account (it get stuck when I press enter).

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Does anyone has a solution?

Thanks in advance

[elwood]

This is being dealt with on the bug tracker at https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=5727#c11164. If you were caught in this, you can work around it with:

# apt install gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0/kali-rolling
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Selected version '3.30.2.1-2' (kali-rolling [amd64]) for 'gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0'
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0

[johhnry]

@elwood

Thank you very much for your help, downgrading gir gnomedesktop worked perfectly.

Have a great day

[akash_srf]

After downgrading also i am facing the same problem.
Please help.

[AKRDON]

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Alt+F2 keystroke which started the terminal session for me and I was able to login.the new terminal will open.then you type the username or password that you already fixed .Then you type below command. "[COLOR=var(--black-800)]sudo apt purge gdm gdm3" It works in kali Linux 2020.3.Iam from India.

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