Public bug reported: "Started bpfilter" is located just under "Started Gnome Desktop Manager". I have found that uninstalling my Nvidia drivers by going into recovery mode fixes the issue. Booting with the earlier kernel doesn't fix the issue.
** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Package changed: xorg-server (Ubuntu) => gdm3 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 hangs at "started bpfilter" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp