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

[Chris Green]

On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 11:49:27PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> 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.
> 
... and it has a fundamental bug, it doesn't recognise the system's
default keyboard layout, it uses US keyboard regardless.  lxdm has the
same bug, gdm doesn't.

-- 
Chris Green