GNOME Display Manager (GDM) is a program which used to provide Ubuntu's graphical login screen until Ubuntu 11.10; since then it has been replaced by LightDM. You may still install it manually if you prefer, however.
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GDM Starting Twice?
Lately, I keep getting booted into low graphics mode (using Intel, I don't have a xorg.conf) and when viewing startup errors it says "Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0"
This ...
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12.04 still crashes - up to kernel 3.5?
when 12.04.02 LTS was installed with kernel 3.2 - there seemed
to be no problem regarding gdm, x-windows and clamtk.
( I refer to link here:
Why running clamtk on 12.04 with kernel-update of today ...
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error change Lightdm to GDM in my custom livecd ubuntu 12.04 doesn't work
i'm change lightdm to gdm in my custom livecd, and when booting doesn't autologin.
and when change back to lightdm my custom livecd already running normal.
any suggestion?
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How to configure splash screen after plymouth
I have configured my splash screen for plymouth - and it works perfectly. I've also configured the display manager (I'm using gdm). In between these two I get a very brief splash screen - a kind of ...
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Cannot start GDM [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 11.10.
I was not able to remove a directory as root so I used the Ubuntu 11.10 install disk and chose the "Repair broken system" option. Far from repairing the system, it made it ...
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Why running clamtk on 12.04 with kernel-update of today crashes the system?
I am performing clamtk - virusscan as usual (at a friends computer with 12.04 - updated today):
sudo clamtk
Then normal scanning of all files. When reaching certain file, it crashes with logout to ...
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Can't do anything with Ubuntu Gnome after installation, what to do?
I installed Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 from DVD. It's the only os. When I start the PC it boots and then I see the login screen, but cannot do anything. I see the mouse, and when I move it this also is shown. ...
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Gnome 3.8 / gdm / Failed to load session “gnome-classic”
Installed gnome 3.8 from its official ppa. Installed gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions and ubuntu-gnome-desktop.
Installation went smooth. Also selected gdm as the login manager. THe only thing that ...
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Desktop Manager Deleted
I have been purge gnome3-team ppa, but accidentally both of my desktop manager (unity and gnome-shell) also deleted. In Login Screen(lightdm) I entered my password, but get back to login screen again. ...
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13.04; frequent freezes under gnome-shell, gnome, unity
I just upgraded 12.10-->13.04 on my Dell Precision:
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz
NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [NVS 300] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
I can login via gdm -- by ...
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Can't switch desktop at login: menu missing
At login there is no icon to get the dropdown menu for selecting the desktop. I am currently using GNOME, but can't switch back to Unity.
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ubuntu 13.04 - no (gdm) after upgrade to 13.04
This is on a samsung series 3 laptop,, A brief rundown
12.10 was working perfectly for me, with gnome desktop manager instead of unity
upgraded to 13.04
the first login after upgrade had no ...
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cannot click in some windows, ubuntu 13.04 64bit
EDIT: I tryed both, lightdm and gdm. ''sudo restart lightdm'' helps temporarly.
I cannot click in firefox until I start something else e.g. shell.
But than the mouse cannot click anything outside ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 hangs at login after user password has been changed in recovery mode
I already posted this, but I found out a few new things, so I hope it is ok if I just edit my old post. I am aware that this problem has been discussed several times. However, all the fixes I could ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome 3 Login Screen Bad position
Operating System and Config:
I have Ubuntu 12.10 with Unity removed and installed Gnome 3 desktop.
Everything works fine but...
When I turn on PC for the first time and Gnome loads the login ...
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Keyboard layout reverts at every boot
I am using 12.10 with Gnome 3. I changed LightDM to GDM. When I boot up keyboard layout changes to default US layout. When I add another layout to end of list at Region settings my selected layout ...
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Lightdm doesn't work properly
I have gnome installed on my Ubuntu 12.10 and I am using gdm as default display manager. But the greeter for gdm is not working properly and whenever I try to switch back to Lightdm the GUI just ...
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ubuntu 12.04 login returns to login [duplicate]
This is not a resolution issue, I am on a netbook, that has been working fine for years, I have no nvidia graphics, guest user works just fine with the existing graphics and adding a new user has ...
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Getting a blue wallpaper screen with no desktop bars
I just got a linus VPS after like 6-7 months. I installed a clean copy of 11.10, and then used this tutorial to install ubuntu-desktop and get a VNC connection going:
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/etc/init.d/gdm command not found
am trying to install the Nvidia Driver but it keeps givin me close the X server.. I tried the usual way.. to kill the gnome manager.. didn't work because of an error :s
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop // ...
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Ubuntu automatically logs in as gdm how do I stop this?
Not sure what I did but as of this morning ubuntu on my imac has been auto logging in as gdm. I've tried the following remedies
reinstall lightdm and ubuntu-desktop
delete auto-login and set ...
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Where can I find the old GDM2 Ubuntu login theme?
I've installed the Mint Display Manager (based on the old GDM2 code).
I'm looking for the most recent GDM2 theme that shipped with Ubuntu before they moved to LightDM, something that looks similar to ...
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gdm and lightdm display a black screen and have to be started manually from command line
When I start the computer i am faced with a black blank screen. I have to start the terminal and type sudo service gdm restart
Lightdm won't even restart.
This problem started after using ...
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How do I get the option (during login) to select Unity back?
When I turn my computer on a screen comes up asking me for a password. This is not the typical Ubuntu log in screen, but it looks like the Gnome log in.
Usually this gives me a choice of what to ...
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How to change GDM theme on Ubuntu 12.10?
I've trying to change GDM'theme on Ubuntu 12.10 but I cann't. I tried Ubuntu Tweak but it seems it works only until 12.04 version.
I cant find any tutorial for 12.10.
Anyone knows how can I do it?
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Steam Broke My System
I installed steam on 12.04 and now gdm won't start on boot. It will just hang on boot, but I can change to a terminal.
I uninstalled steam from the terminal but it still isn't working.
Please help
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Attempting to log in as main user loops
So at first I had this problem that when I booted up my computer it gave me the low graphics error. Was only able to go to low graphics mode. I fixed it by just removing everything from fglrx.
Now ...
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Cannot Login to My Machine Using the *Right* Password
Here are the facts:
I ran some stress-tests last night.
I forgot to reset the logs to minimal.
When I got this morning, I saw that hard drive is full /dev/sda1.
Cleaned up the large file (350GB).
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GNOME Display Manager fails to load on startup
I have installed gnome on my ubuntu 12.10. When i installed it, it initially worked fine for first two times but after that whenever i boot, it fails to start the display manager. The screen turns ...
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Setting of GDM login background was gone when i remove gnome-appearance-properties.desktop
I dont know why the setting is gone.
It should already be saved when I input this commend on the terminal
rm /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop
Is there ...
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How to convert MDM theme to GDM theme?
Recently I have installed MDM Display Manager in Ubuntu 12.10 with Cinnamon.
I don't know why Manager Login Window can't install mdm themes, only accepts GDM.
So How can I convert a MDM theme to ...
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Wake up from sleep with LightDM?
Is there any way to use LightDM to log back in when the computer wakes ups from sleep? I think it looks nicer than the included gdm-like prompt..
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Log in fails and returns to log in screen
I am running a very nearly fresh Gnome version of 12.10, with no particular tweaks or customisation. I performed an upgrade yesterday using
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade
which completed ...
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Are there instructions for removing or rebuilding the graphical interface?
Recently, I could not log in on a regular user desktop installation through the graphical login screen. However, I was able to successfully log in by switching (CTRL+ALT+F1) to terminal mode. ...
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How to make gnome-shell the default GUI in ubuntu-builder?
I'm making my own distro with Ubuntu builder and I want to make Gnome-shell the main GUI. I tried many things like removing Unity and using GDM and a whole bunch of other things but I keep getting a ...
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Autologin not working on GDM with Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04
I would like to know how to make GDM to autologin with the default (and only) account. I use it with Gnome3 on my 2 machines (one with 12.04 and the other with 11.10).
I have selected to auto-login ...
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gdm is not working entirely smooth?
Hello because of known trouble, I switched from lightdm to gdm (ubuntu 12.10).
Now gdm is demanding password twice before logging in, then it is freezing.
I have to restart machine and try to log-in ...
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How do I connect to a root VNC session?
I installed the Unity desktop and TightVNC using these directions. The window comes up in VNC, although because I'd started the VNC Server as root, I seem to be logged in as 'guest'. Please note that ...
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Quantal Upgrade: Can't log in
I've already been through a number of threads, so I'll summarize my situation and my attempts so far:
When I get to lightdm or gdm, I enter my information then get returned to lightdm or gdm. I use ...
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How do I get back the Unity login screen after installing gnome-core?
I installed gnome-core and now I have an ugly login screen. I want to reset or delete gnome-core and re-install the Unity login screen, or just switch back to LightDM. Is there any way to do it easily ...
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Is there a way to use LightDM and Unity but get a lock screen like GDM in 12.10?
I like the GDM locked screen theme a lot! But even if i set GDM as the Display Manager but log in to Unity session,the lock screen remains that oh LightDM...
I want to use LightDM as my login Display ...
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What issues can arise from using an alternative to gdm with gnome-shell?
This question is in context of, the computer in question is used by several people, some use Gnome-Shell, some use Unity, and the two are designed to work with different Display Managers (GDM and ...
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Make GDM3 in Ubuntu 12.10 show a list of available languages
The local computer pool is used by a large number of students that prefer to choose the language of the Ubuntu desktop. Not all want English. Unfortunately, the GDM login manager does not present a ...
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quantal- GDM not working
I installed ubuntu on 11.10 and the first thing I did was install gdm. It survived the upgrade to precise but on the upgrade to quantal, it just shows the background and the mouse, then it sticks ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS stuck at splash screen
I have tryed to boot up my ubuntu and it just gets stuck at the splash screen (5 orange dots and it says ubuntu on top), i have tryed to do "apt-get remove lightdm" and then "apt-get install gdm" on ...
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12.04 hangs at “checking battery state”
My 12.04 system hangs at "Checking battery state". At this stage, no commands work eg: Ctrl+Alt+f1, or Alt+f5.
I ran recovery mode, and ran the following commands:
sudo mount -o remount, rw /
sudo ...
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Quantal upgrade broke my gnome-shell!
Just updated to quantal 12.10, and Unity works fine, but and I can't get gnome-shell to work :(
Some symptoms:
when using gdm as the default, it decided to display everything in chinese. When ...
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Which display manager should I use? LightDM or GDM? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What’s the difference between GDM and LightDM?
I'm a somewhat experienced noob on this Linux-thing. I'm growing quite familiar with Ubuntu and I just love Gnome(3+).
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How I can change the GDM login screen wallpaper?
How I can change the GDM 3.6 Wallpaper? I dont mean the desktop background, but the Wallpaper at the login (GDM 3.6).
Thanks
Thank you for your answer,
I know exactly what you mean. Recently I ...
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GDM and LightDM display managers not working for 12.10? [closed]
On my Ubuntu 12.10 Beta system, I am having a few problems with my display managers. LightDM does not let you go into any desktop besides Unity, and GDM crashes about 1/3 of the time after logging out ...
