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Black screen after login

D Display Critical

🔴 Error Message

Screen goes black after credentials entered

📖 What This Means

Display manager or GPU driver issue.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Switch TTY: Ctrl+Alt+F2
  2. Reinstall desktop: sudo apt install kali-desktop-xfce
  3. Reset display: sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm3