Because it was mentioned in comment #15 & #34 that this bug cannot be reproduced, I decided to create a VMWare VM from scratch which managed to be affected on my first attempt.
I started with ubuntu-18.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso (19e10acddd14af9a9150399d876b02933c0ee724) and created a snapshot with all the live packages, as of today (06/19/2019), except for the 4 I noted in comment #28. Simply start the VM, update the out of date packages via the internet or via the provided copies of the deb files on the desktop, and reboot to reproduce the bug (infinite UI hang before login).
Because it was mentioned in comment #15 & #34 that this bug cannot be reproduced, I decided to create a VMWare VM from scratch which managed to be affected on my first attempt.
I started with ubuntu- 18.04.1- desktop- amd64.iso (19e10acddd14af 9a9150399d876b0 2933c0ee724) and created a snapshot with all the live packages, as of today (06/19/2019), except for the 4 I noted in comment #28. Simply start the VM, update the out of date packages via the internet or via the provided copies of the deb files on the desktop, and reboot to reproduce the bug (infinite UI hang before login).
Bug1832138VM.zip (3fd83148ebecea cd48bca7b9f02c1 d714c9391ca) /pride- rock-labs. com/Bug1832138V M.zip
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VM Credentials: vmuser | vmpassword
I made this VM under near identical conditions to the original poster (Pat). This means I now have reproduced the issue under ESXi and Fusion.