Looks like a problem with your X server.
Go to a virtual terminal (ctrl+alt+F1), log in, and then type:
$ ps aux | grep lightdm
You should see a few processes:
Code:
root 1683 0.0 0.8 270708 31228 ? SLsl 14:11 0:00 lightdm
root 1717 6.3 5.1 506788 188216 tty7 Ss+ 14:11 12:03 /usr/bin/X :0 -core -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch -background none
root 3199 0.0 0.1 177188 3976 ? Sl 14:11 0:00 lightdm --session-child 12 21
user 25868 0.0 0.0 13588 916 pts/2 S+ 17:19 0:00 grep lightdm
See the one that starts with /usr/bin/X ? That's the one we are going to kill.
$ sudo kill 1717 #replace 1717 with the number next to your /usr/bin/X process
It should take you back to the login screen, where you can select a different desktop environment/window manager.
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