LightDM (Lightweight Display Manager) is a Display Manager for the X.org X server.
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Ubuntu 12.04 Logins to tty1 instead of regular login screen, can't start lightdm.
I just tried installing my nVidia graphics card, and when I try to start lightdm it just sits there at:
saned disabled; edit /ect/default/saned
So, I tried to reboot but it keeps going into tty1 ...
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How to load graphical login screen? [duplicate]
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How to load graphical display manager when booting?
I have just upgrade to 11.10 from 10.04. I cannot see login screen on tty7. I can still login into tty 1-6. I have ...
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How to remove gnome from login screen after uninstalling gnome shell
I tried gnome-shell but didn't quite like it. After removing gnome-shell, I still have them in login menu. However, upon logging in with any gnome option, I get to the usual Unity desktop.
I had ...
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Ubuntu 12 gdm install remove problem
I installed gdm. Then I removed it with:
sudo apt-get remove gdm
sudo apt-get purge gdm
Now I can't pass Ubuntu logo at starup. How to enable lightdm back? Have tried
sudo dpkg-reconfigure ...
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Login screen ubuntu 12.04 not showing user's desktop
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 (x64) and was really enjoying it, but it was a little too slow on my machine, so I've reinstalled with the x32 version (hopefully that terminology's correct). The only thing I ...
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XDMCP setup for lightdm, ports not listening
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10, lightdm. It appears my XDMCP service is setup correctly, but it won't connect.
I have the following in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf:
[XDMCPServer]
enabled=true
To restart ...
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Can't compile unity-greeter-13.04.1 on Ubuntu 12.04
I downloaded the unity-greeter-13.04.1 from https://launchpad.net/unity-greeter. Now I want to compile it to able to install it on my Ubuntu 12.04. But I face below problems while compiling:
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What is this 'X' command (with paramters) that uses 24% cpu? [duplicate]
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What is process “/usr/bin/X :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch -background none”?
This is using about 24% of my CPU's resources.
/usr/bin/X ...
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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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How does lightdm auto-login and start a program?
I have a user called XBMC
my lightdm.conf looks like this
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=xbmc
autologin-user-timeout=0
greeter-session=unity-greeter
user-session=XBMC
it logs in automatically ...
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How to add a keyboard layout to the login screen?
The login screen only shows my default keyboard layout, how can I add different ones, so that other users can select these if they want?
Additionaly: is there a way to allow users to select arbitrary ...
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Wallpapers of only some users being dynamically loaded in LightDM
As this answer explains:
Ubuntu 12.04 Unity greeter has introduced selected user dynamic background, that means that when selecting a user from the available users list the background will change ...
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Why does this file not play as the startup sound?
I downloaded a 3.9MB song (.mp3) and converted it to (.ogg) with this command
ffmpeg -i desktop-login.mp3 desktop-login.ogg
The file size of the converted file was 23.1MB then I copied it to ...
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How To Change Login Screen Background On 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change the wallpaper in LightDM?
How do i change the background of the login screen on 11.10 i have tried Simple-lightDM-Manager and now all i get is a black ...
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.xprofile isn't enough
I've been trying to find a solution on how to change the screen resolution on the login screen and other users. .xprofile will only affect my account. I've been searching for a few months but I got ...
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Login Screen/Background Change? (kubuntu)
I have Kubuntu 13.04 (last version) and lightdm
I want to change my login screen background (not my wallpaper after I type my password. I'm talking for the image you see WHEN you type your password).
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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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Help fixing graphics card driver?
So I managed to fairly severely mess up my graphics card driver. I was trying to install OpenCL using instructions from here: ...
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Xorg: no screens found on startup in 12.04.2 LTS
I have an Intel IvyBridge video card. This morning, my 12.04.02 LTS treated me to an Xorg server crash.
Trying an older kernel worked once, but lead to the same error during reboot. The problem ...
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lightdm-gtk-greeter-ubuntu “crashes” after installing KDE4.10
I have a weird problem, which I didn't found anything on the internet about.
I installed KDE4.10 (from kubuntu-ppa/backports) a week ago, and it changed the loginscreen. After there was something ...
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xubuntu lightdm unity-greeter bad looking theme
I'm using xubuntu 12.10 and wanted to use the unity-greeter for the login screen (lightdm). The thing is that I installed the package unity-greeter (and gnome-settings-daemon), changed to ...
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LightDM not loading in 12.04 in VirtualBox
The boot process just stops here (below). I've tried stopping/starting lightdm but it doesn't even stop nor can I pkill it.
I've already ensured that my bios has visualization enabled and have most ...
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lightdm execute script as user
At our computer department we need to run a script with user rights wenn the user logs in. Adding the script to .config/autostart is not an option since the script must not be disabled by the user.
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Upgrade to 12.10 failed. Now it wont start, hangs
May have started 2 instances of upgrade (to Quivering Quagga - I call it that because my machine is now extinct), stops and hangs halfway through startup.
Always at same point. Can I work out the ...
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Can't replace MDM Display Manager with LightDM!
Well, I installed MDM, and found it's buggy with my VGA hardware due to the following screen after rebooting:
This screen repeats, even if I choose Yes or No
As I have access to the console (by ...
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login to gnome-session is broken
When I come to the ubuntu 12.04 lightdm login screen, I get several options for logging into desktop environments.
There is Unity and gnome and gnome-classic etc...
When I select unity, it logs me ...
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How do I change login screen in Ubuntu 11.10 with KDE installed?
I used Simple LightDM Manager to change login screen images in my Ubuntu 11.10 system. But after I have installed KDE environment this software does not works. Login screen changes do not apply now, ...
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loading splash screen takes priority over terminal or windows manager while running elsa
I recently installed e17 and was trying to set up defaults to use elsa and ecomorph over the standard compiz as it constantly crashes since updating to 12.04. If elsa is installed the loading screen ...
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Default login screen gone, how to revert?
i just installed 12.04 and was playing around, i dont remember what i did, now after one logout beautiful default login screen has changed into gray area, help needed
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How to restore lightdm guest's wallpaper?
Recently I played a bit on changing lightdm wallpaper... Actually LightDM shows the user wallpaper but not the default guest wallpaper (instead it shows a uniform purple background for guest account). ...
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X server not running on 12.04
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my AMD64 desktop. The problem is that the lightdm isn't running. If I boot Ubuntu 12.04 with the Live DVD the X server runs, But If I run it from the hard drive its ...
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Is LightDM is broken? Autologin works
I recently upgraded my Mythbuntu box to 11.10.
LightDM worked for a while and then I configured autologin on my user account. After some time, I've removed some packages to lean down the system.
Now ...
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How to make the login screen be in portrait mode?
Since I upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10, my login screen reverted back to landscape mode, and only goes to portrait mode (what I want) once I login.
How to make the login screen be in portrait mode?
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LightDM resolution when using two monitors
My two monitors run on different resolutions (laptop 1440x900, HDMI 1920x1080). I set them up as an extended desktop and they work just fine
However, while logging in, the greeter appears to be set ...
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Login and install packages when no DM is installed
I recently updated a few machines to 11.10. On one of them, the promt to chose between gdm and lightdm. I tried selecting light dm, but the upgrade tool inevitably returned to the same prompt. I then ...
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Downgraded Nautilus to 3.4, Wallpaper in Greeter won't update
I did some research and it says the /var/lib/AccountsService/user/ is updated by Nautilus instead of gnome-settings. I recently downgraded to Nautilus 3.4 instead of 3.6, and it is no longer doing ...
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no upper right icons with Ubuntu 12.10 and lightdm
I have a Ubuntu 12.10 server running in which I have installed lightdm. Now lightdm can boot and I can log in, but when I see the screen, I don't see ANY top right icon. So I cannot logout I cannot do ...
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LightDM doesn't appear after login
I have got following problem: after login LightDM doesn't appear. Before login the user-choose screen works fine. I can see only my wallpaper. Also I can run terminal (by ctrl+alt+t) and other and ...
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Xmonad Xsession
My user level: noob-ish, so please bear with me
I'm running 12.04 LTS. I have installed and, to some extent, configured xmonad 0.10
The "automagically" created xsession for it works fine as it is, ...
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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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Xubuntu: How can I avoid the double-password entry (lightdm then xscreensaver) on user switching?
I'm running Xubuntu raring with lightdm and xscreensaver. Both users on the system have xscreensaver set to lock the screen after n minutes. However, when I click "switch user" (or do gdmflexiserver ...
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Login screen on my desktop error
When I log in my Ubuntu 13.04 account, my login screen still shows up as my desktop background, making my computer slow. Recently, I made some changes when I log in, such as removing both "Guest ...
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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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VirtualBox4.2 kills lightdm
I just installed VirtualBox4.2 on Ubuntu 13.04. When I open VirtualBox, all seems well, until I try to create an new VM, at which point, lightdm crashes, and I am forced (eventually) back to the login ...
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Avoid stretching with draw-user-backgrounds / dynamic image? (xubuntu)
The lightdm draw-user-backgrounds method stretches my wallpaper so it looks really ugly. Currently my hack is to set my wallpaper centered, then grab a screenshot, blank out desktop icons in GIMP, and ...
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Upgrade to 13.04, user picture shows up on lightdm. Can I change it?
So, I recently upgraded my Xubuntu to 13.04, and afterwards I noticed that there is now a picture of me on the lightdm login screen. I have no idea where this picture came from, I don't remember it ...
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vnc using lightdm and x11vnc disconnects immediately after valid login
starting with a precise 64-bit server install, I configured the following;
sudo apt-get install lightdm x11vnc
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
in /etc/init/x11vnc.conf, I placed;
start on ...
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is it a bug in lightdm
When I mute the audio volume in lightdm, then log in, I have no audio in my logged in session. if I uncheck the mute check-box, the volume remains muted. The only way I can restore sound is to unmute ...
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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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Setting LightDM background from command-line without Unity
When I'm running Unity, I can set the background image with the following command: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri "file://$file". This also changes the background of the ...
