[xubuntu-users] [Bulk] Re: New xubuntu install doesn't bring up X

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 22:28:21 +0000, Chris Green wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 10:33:05PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > 
> > Steve's explanation is correct, but it's wiser to check log files.
> > Lightdm is a light weighted display manger that doesn't do any
> > unknown voodoo, perhaps Ubuntu by default launches some hooks,
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LightDM#Adding_System_Hooks .
> > You can replace lightdm by any other display manger.
> > 
> Oh no you can't!!!
> 
> xdm, wdm, and ldm don't work with xubuntu 14.10, even though they are
> available from the software repositories.
> 
> gdm and lxdm do work but gdm pulls in loads of Gnome libraries.

Some 14.10 packages might be buggy, perhaps worth considering to file
bug reports. However, lightdm is a lightweight display manager, that
doesn't something special and assumed there are no bugs, each display
manger can be replaced by each other.
Assumed you need Orca or something special, it might be, that it only
works with display mangers that provide special greeters.

Btw. I hope that George made a typo
"and it starts things that a normal window manager or 'startx' won't"
"normal window manager" should be "normal display manager"?!

lightdm is a normal display manager and it's lightweight.

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