On 01/26/18 15:01, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 01/25/2018 07:54 PM, InvalidPath wrote:
>>
>>
>> Ok so tonight I tried enabling, and I had to manually rm or mv the existing
>> display-manager.service file because enabling another DE would not overwrite 
>> it. I
>> tried both SDDM and LightDM... neither of which would boot correctly, all  
>> got was
>> a black screen with no mouse. Alt+F# would not work either. So I'm thinking 
>> she
>> locked up tight as a drum.
>
> First you disable the old DM, then enable the new one. 

systemctl -f enable sddm

does what is needed.  The "key" is the -f which means "force"

       -f, --force
           When used with enable, overwrite any existing conflicting symlinks.


FWIW, I had already given this command to the OP in a different thread.


-- 
A motto of mine is: When in doubt, try it out

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