Comment # 22 on bug 1208198 from patrick shanahan

(In reply to Stefan Dirsch from comment #21)
> I would check if "/home/paka/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" is the relevant
> logfile.
> 
>   (let things fail; then run:)
>   date
>   ls -l /home/paka/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log
> 
> Also I suggest to try using xdm or lightdm to avoid the permission problem.
> 
>   sudo update-alternatives --config default-displaymanager
> 
> I cannot reproduce your issue with gdm. Also it doesn't nvidia driver
> related at all.


I use sddm. I have changed to xdm per your suggestion



I have utilized "startx" for icewm for many years as <user>.

I will reinstall glibc-2.37.1 and initiate X as <root> shortly,
must do so work right now.

will advise,
tks