A temporary solution is to install lightdm before installing the nvidia driver. sudo apt install lightdm
** Summary changed: - Nvidia Persistence Daemon stops Ubuntu 18.10 from booting + Gnome Display Manager stop after installing Nvidia driver ** Also affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798827 Title: Gnome Display Manager stop after installing Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798827/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs