Ubuntu MATE Black Screen on Boot/Login How to Fix?

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Hi everyone,

I recently installed Ubuntu MATE, but when I try to boot my system, all I get is a black screen with no desktop or login prompt. Sometimes,

I see the boot logo before the screen goes black, and other times, it happens right after logging in. The system seems to be running in the background, but nothing is displayed.

Here is what I have tried so far:
Booted into recovery mode and updated packages using sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade.
Switched to a TTY session (Ctrl + Alt + F2) and tried restarting the display manager.
Checked my graphics drivers I have an NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPU.
Tried booting with nomodeset in GRUB to see if it is a driver issue.

Could this be related to a missing display manager, a driver issue, or a recent system update? Has anyone else encountered this, and what worked for you?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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Hi, @xirawa and welcome to the Ubuntu MATE Community!

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What was the result?

With live Ubuntu Mate or you system, could you show us the return of:
inxi -Fxz

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Welcome to the Ubuntu MATE community, @xirawa!

This is a fairly common issue on Ubuntu MATE (and Xubuntu, actually). I've had this one before. It's likely that this is an adverse effect of a race condition... in UM's case, likely attributed to Arctica Greeter.

Please refer to this thread to replace Arctica with Slick Greeter. Thank you!

PS: Removing Arctica Greeter following above instructions may remove your panel indicators for accessibility and keyboard options. It is advised that you install them back by running sudo apt install ayatana-indicator-a11y ayatana-indicator-keyboard.

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