Kubuntu remains active after login.
Kubuntu remains active after login.
I just completed setting up my new PC (R7 2700, 16GB RAM, 1080Ti) and moved to Linux. It seems like a fresh start—new machine, new system. Once I finished updating and tweaking it, I realized I couldn’t save anything to my 2TB bulk storage drive. Trying to unmount and remount didn’t help; I switched the mount point, but Kubuntu kept throwing errors when it tried to log in. After rebooting, I noticed the login page appeared but froze after entering the password.
By default, NTFS volumes are mounted in read-only mode when they originate from Windows 8 or Windows 10. A reboot followed by a hard shutdown from Windows is needed to complete the writes and allow mounting. Once this is done, you should be able to access the disk for both reading and writing.
For a clean installation, assign user rights on the drive or mount point so regular users can write. If not, use the root account. Also, format or partition it as EXT4 unless you plan to access the data from a Windows machine later.
Exfat is the best choice if permissions aren't a concern. The fuse driver performs exceptionally well.