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Manager (GDM) is a program which used to provide Ubuntu's graphical login screen until Ubuntu 11.10; since then it has been replaced by LightDM.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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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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Why does Openbox on Gnome give me an empty desktop?
I installed new 12.04 and Openbox. I logged in with GNOME/Openbox and now after system starts I see only Desktop background image and nothing more. When I right click I can do normal GNOME actions ...
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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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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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Setting up the GDM Theme
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome Classic (no effects) and because of the fact that some system options have disappeared with the new system release I've been struggling with this for a while and ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS graphics problem, booting to tty
Since I upgraded my computer to 12.04 from 11.04 nothing works anymore.
My Hardware:
Intel® Core™2 Duo
NVIDIA graphics card
First I had Problems running the my old user (I guessed it had ...
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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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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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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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personalize session list on (KDM|GDM|LightDM|some_other)
A bit of an odd question:
I want to change the list of sessions available on (KDM|GDM|LightDM|some_other) to a user, without affecting the sessions available to others.
Specifically, I have one user ...
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Problems with both LightDM and GDM using DisplayLink USB monitor
When I use LightDM, it will auto-login to desktop just fine. The only problem is Compiz doesn't work, and menus don't work. I can't right-click the desktop, and I can't select program menus in the top ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Desktop cannot start Gnome Classic after uninstalling Nvidia driver
I have installed gnome-shell to 12.04, then I installed graphic driver from Nvidia's sites. But my screen resolution cannot recognized 1080 and showed 640x480(4:3) mode, so I decided to un-install the ...
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Unable to boot: error opening display
Using Ubuntu 12.04 for a few months already. Proceeded to update packages as per the usual Update Manager notices. Unable to reboot afterwards - purple screen goes to black screen ending up in "Error ...
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Not able to login into Ubuntu 12.04
I am unable to login to my Ubuntu for the past few days. I removed .Xauthority but it did not help me anyway. However I was able to login to guest account. Then I install gdm and made it as display ...
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/etc/gdm/PostSession/Default and env
I need to run a script at the end of a session and to have the username of the user ends the session.
I installed Ubuntu 4.12 32bit Desktop (with updates)
Deleted Unity - Installed GDM
I installed ...
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How can I get GDM 3 and Gnome-Shell to work with Remastersys?
It gets stuck at boot time. The last thing the screen writes is "Stopping system V runlevel compatibility". Does anyone know how to get passed this? I think it has to do with the new GDM and ...
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How To Create My Own Login Manager or Display Manager?
I'm Planning to create my own display manager.Crawled through LightDM,GDM,lxdm but ,I wanna Create One in Python.Any Idea Please ?
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Custom Ubuntu 12.04 distro not booting
After following the instructions at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomizationFromScratch; I installed xorg, gdm, and gnome. For some reason when I try to run it on both of my computers ...
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