3.7 Accessing the Ubuntu Desktop

Once the system has started, if the password requirement option was enabled the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) login screen (Figure 3-17) will appear. To access the system, select the user name and enter the password specified during installation:

Figure 3-17

Alternatively, if the installation was configured to log directly into the desktop, the GNOME desktop (Figure 3-18) will appear after the system has restarted:

Figure 3-18