Ubuntu 16.04 - GUI freezes on login start page I am unable to enter anything at the login screen; it just freezes directly after the page shows. The cursor inside the login form blinks about 10 times, then it stops. I can't move the mouse or use the keyboard. I already entered the secure mode and triggered update, upgrade and dist-upgrade via the root shell it made no difference.

We were able to solve it by starting the shell in secure mode and executing the following commands.


apt-get update
apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-all
apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
apt-get install ubuntu-minimal
apt-get install xorg xserver-xorg
apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-evdev //I think this packet was the problem
apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-vmware

reboot