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unable to login to Ubuntu 7.10, check xsessions-errors [closed]

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http://askubuntu.com – I have an old computer with Ubuntu 7.10, I can't update it to a newer version because of legacy issues, and it recently gives me an error when logging into gnome: A window shows up in the center telling me the initialization failed, and that I should check the ~/.xsession-errors file. After clicking on that window, the gnome top and bottom bars start to appear, but the image blinks a couple of times, and then locks up hard (no keyboard or mouse). I checked the file and got an error saying gtk+ couldn't be initialised. I also did a reboot with fsck check, but the same error keeps popping up. (HowTos)

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Submitted by Danial on 08/30/2012

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