I forgot to include introductory links to this complicated issue. My crude understanding is that systemd handles system initialization, calling bpfilter (replacing iptables) which is handled by the linux kernel.
https://thenewstack.io/systemd-vs-linux-kernel/ https://www.linux.com/news/why-kernel-community-replacing-iptables-bpf SLiM, btw, while it works, is Debian-branded. I'm still trying to figure out how to remove the amateurish Debian swirl background. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs