LightDM is a cross-desktop Display Manager. It was build as a relatively light-weight and highly customizable alternative to GDM. It's developed by Robert Ancell.

LightDM is not available in Squeeze, but it's stable enough for testing purposes in Wheezy/Sid.

To install lightdm in Wheezy, run as root

aptitude install lightdm

Control

LightDM configuration file is found at

/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Making a backup of the original configuration file is recommended, if you want to try setting up autologin in Wheezy.

To control the LightDM daemon, use

/etc/init.d/lightdm start
/etc/init.d/lightdm stop
/etc/init.d/lightdm restart

To change the current default Display Manager, run

dpkg-reconfigure lightdm

If you're new to LightDM, it's recommended to have GDM or another Display Manager installed as a backup.

Troubleshooting

If things go wrong you may need switch back to GDM. Some tips:

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See also


CategoryBootProcess