The greeter (login screen) application for Unity. It is implemented as a LightDM greeter.
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How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?
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This is an attempt to create a canonical question that covers all
instances of "low-graphics mode" error that occurs to a user,
including but not limited to installation of wrong ...
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How can I invoke a user switch from the command line?
In 11.10 I used 'gdmflexiserver -xnest' to switch users without logging out however I think gdm has now been completely removed.
I'm trying to bind a keyboard shortcut to do the equivalent of 'Me ...
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How to change circular icon to indicate chosen session in unity-greeter?
In Precise (12.04), when I login to lightdm, using the unity-greeter, there's a white circle by my name. For the standard DEs like Unity or XFCE, the circle has a representative icon (Ubuntu symbol ...
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How do I remove the shutdown button only on the login screen?
I don't want anyone to be able to shut down my computer from the login screen. Can I remove the shutdown button at the top right corner of the login screen in Ubuntu 12.04?
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12.04 desktop login loop
I installed 12.04 from CD in a partition where 8.?? had been working. The installation appeared fine but Ubuntu booted to a black screen. After updating packages and fighting with nvidia drivers for a ...
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How To Change Login Screen Background On 11.10 [duplicate]
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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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Unity-Greeter not showing personal wallpaper [duplicate]
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How do I add customized wallpapers so they appear in the dynamic unity greeter?
I did a fresh install of ubuntu 12.04 64bit and for some reason my personal wallpaper is ...
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Is there a way to shut off showing the user's wallpaper in Lightdm?
I don't want to expose my wallpaper to other people who share my computer, is there a way I can disable this feature or work around it?
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/etc/lightdm/unity-greeter.conf file missing
I have no /etc/lightdm/unity-greeter.conf file. but there is /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and /etc/lightdm/users.conf but there isn't a background=path/to/image line in either of those files.
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Switching desktop environment from Unity?
Basicall I have installed a few desktop environments. And if you are familiar with Unity, you know that the way switching works, is you get this sort of drop-down with all the environments installed, ...
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How to fix Unity greeter login/splash screen? [closed]
I've upgraded Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 and after upgrade I see a broken LightDM login screen (strange dots around the screen). When changing login name, the screen's back to normal. How to fix that ...
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12.04 login loop
As the title says, I have problem with login. When I enter correctly password and confirm, black screen with log appears for like 0,5 seconds and then it goes back to login screen. Unlike the others, ...
