Questions tagged [lightdm]
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How can I use autologin without a display manager for NixOS, Wayland, and Niri?
I'm running NixOS with systemd and Niri (a Wayland compositor). Right now, I have to log in on the text console and run niri-session (source) to get a graphical session.
Of course, I could install LightDM and configure autologin. But what is the…
Thomas Koch
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Ubuntu 21.04 second screen issue
A few days ago ubuntu restarted unexpectedly and after rebooting the second screen was not recognised at all. It has been working for some weeks without any problem and it is plugged through HDMI.
After browsing the web I found a quick solve using…
Albercv
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LightDM refuses to read monitor configuration in .config folder (monitors.xml)
I'm the proud owner of an Eluktronics RP-15 Laptop featuring an AMD Ryzen CPU with an integrated Radeon GPU and an NVIDIA RTX 2060 discrete GPU. The display outputs seem to be married to the discrete GPU and, even in Windows, fail to work until the…
Vlad
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Run x11vnc on boot with LightDM
I use Gentoo. I'm fighting with one problem - how to startup x11vnc server with lightdm. I have i3wm installed with LightDM, everything is configured and works, but the only problem is remaining - I cannot start x11vnc properly. It complains that it…
G-Virus
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lightdm failed to start because Process 3807 terminated with signal 6, how to fix it?
root@dev:~# systemctl status lightdm
● lightdm.service - Light Display Manager
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lightdm.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/display-manager.service.d
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EngMe
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How to not show last used console contents when LightDM is starting/stopping?
I'm on Linux and I want to use LightDM as my display manager. So far, the display manager and the greeter itself (it's the Xubuntu GTK+ greeter, if it's relevant) work correctly — everything works correctly.
The only issue I have is an aesthetic…
Overjoyed
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Debian 10 blank screen after suspend (using lightdm xfce)
Every time I wake up the laptop after sleep I get a black screen. Pressing any key brings up the screen and shows the login screen, but logging in gets the screen black again and at that time the only thing that works is a shutdown through…
ludagad
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CentOS 8 - lightDM installation
I am unable to install the lightDM display manager in CentOS 8. When trying to use the command
$sudo dnf install lightdm
I get the error
Problem: conflicting requests
nothing provides lightdm-greeter = 1.2 needed by…
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How do I set a random background image in LightDM GTK Greeter (Gentoo)?
It seems that LightDM's GTK greeter doesn't support choosing a random image from a folder. Does any one know of a way to achieve this without resorting to the webkit greeter?
Emily L.
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How would you configure i3-wm lock screen to allow for for user switch?
Using i3-wm on Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon with lightdm and i3lock. (Only by default; willing to change)
I could just use Cinnamon, but I'm addicted to i3.
My PC needs to support multiple users, so I need a way to switch users from the lock screen…
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Display error: screen gets divided or shown with offset - Arch Linux - desktop manager
I have installed Arch Linux in a Lenovo tablet. The resolution and the image is good, but som times (apparently when I have not interacted with the screen in a while) the screen gets divided or splitted. Leaving an inch of the top part of the screen…
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Suppress light-locker "Password" string during login
I've installed lightdm and light-locker in Debian 12 (no desktop environment but I've also installed xorg and i3).
After I enter my password and press enter from the lockscreen I reach with "light-locker-command -l" a string that says Password…
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"Sleep" and keep processes running
Is there a way I can do what sleep does:
Turn off all the computer lights
Turn off the fans
Turn off the display
Lock the DE
but without suspending processes to ram? Would I need to script this or such a utility already exists?
Anm
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LightDM starts, but nothing happens
I'm using Alpine Linux, OpenRC
Unlike many other questions similar to this one, LightDM does seem to start, but after that... Nothing happens. Command line seems normal, and just like all the other TTYS. So what may be the problem?
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Certain icons missing from system dialogues
Certain icons disappeared from my system dialogues box and shell but clicking them on their place makes correct response, i.e. they are working correctly no problem
2 images attached showing the problem -
Image 1
Image 2
I am using gnome as my…
