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Installed KDE in Ubuntu, removed lightdm, cannot boot
I installed KDE in Ubuntu 11.10, which in turn added lightgdm. I then decided I did not like lightdm and apt-get removed it (maybe purged? cannot remember). Now I cannot boot (stalls at Booting ...
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What is the correct way to prevent non-root users from issuing shutdowns or reboots
Let's say that you have set up a multi-seat system for use in a school or library, allowing GDM to launch multiple X sessions to run simultaneously with different users/keyboards/monitors.
By default ...
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login after ubuntu 11.10 upgrade - failed to load session ubuntu
After Ubuntu 11.10 upgrade I'm unable to login via gdm or lightdm.
Every time I receive error: "failed to load session ubuntu"
Any help appreciated.
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How to change the GDM default background wallpaper to my customized wallpaper or solid color?
I was trying to change the Ubuntu 11.04 GDM default background wallpaper to solid color such as black. However it's not working; here is what I've tried so far:
From the terminal:
xsetroot -bg ...
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How can i auto-login with Fedora 15? So that it never ask it on reboot automatically logs in, as defined
I am trying too much but i think i need you guys show how. Before there was a way to use gdmsetup for auto-login. But now in Fedora 15 i cant do auto-login anymore. Anyone know how i can do this?
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How to automatically add a protected key to ssh-agent on startup?
I am using gdm to start awesome wm via .xinitrc.
I like awesomes usability and gnomes integrity and so far most of the startup programs work fine but i am fighting with ssh-agent. When starting gnome ...
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Gnome 3 gdm fails to start after preupgrade from fedora 14 to 15
I'm not able to boot fedora 15 in runlevel 5. After all services start, when the login screen should appear, gdm just show a mouse waiting cursor and keeps restarting itself.
From ...
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Zsh login shell in Ubuntu
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu Natty. I changed my shell to zsh.
When I login, it does not appear to source my ~/.zprofile file. Does gnome not get executed in a login shell of your chosen shell? ...
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A startup script on Ubuntu that only runs properly when ran manually
I'm trying to run a script on session start, so I added it to System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications.
The script does run, but some of the commands inside don't appear to run at all. If after ...
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How to set user picture on GDM?
I installed fluxbox on top of Ubuntu server, to get a minimal desktop installation. On the gdm login screen, I see a X instead of the user picture. How do I set this picture? What is the minimal ...
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Xvnc4 started from xinetd only displays empty gray X screen
I'm attempting to setup an Ubuntu 10.10 box so that anyone can connect to port 5900 and be greeted by the gdm login manager. To do so, I added a vnc entry in /etc/services and I am starting Xvnc4 ...
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Why does gconf-edit not work to change the GDM icon?
So I have done some googling and experimenting to change the GDM icon (Ubuntu 10.04) and have found the following ways:
UbuntTweak
Replace /usr/share/icons/LoginIcons/apps/64/computer.svg with your ...
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No login prompt displayed after updating Ubuntu 10.04, broken gdm
So here's what happens:
I updated my system the other day, was prompted for a reboot for the update to complete but was in the middle of working so I delayed it until after I was done. I reboot and ...
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Linux: wmctrl cannot open display when session initiated via ssh+screen
I'm using wmctrl on an Ubuntu machine to manage windows from a script, that I run inside a (gnu) screen.
If I start the screen session from the local machine, wmctrl works fine, including if I ...
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XMonad with GDM on Maverick (Ubuntu 10.10)
I'm using xmonad on Ubuntu Maverick (10.10)
First of all I created a new Desktop Entry to make the xmonad session to be accessible from the GDM login screen, but after a reboot GDM doesn't start, and ...
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Laptop logging out of window manager a few minutes after boot up and login
I have a troubling issue. I log into Linux Mint 9 (fully up-to-date) on my Samsung Q320 laptop with power connected and after a few minutes it seems like the entire X session dies, I am logged out, ...
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Connect to virtual KVM machine/VNC from Xorg
I have a main Ubuntu system and a virtual Windows system, set up using QEMU/KVM. So, I can start Windows using virt-manager and connect to it using a VNC client.
But what I really want to have is a ...
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Toolbars invisible after restarting gdm
If I'm inside gnome in Ubuntu 10.04 and I open up a terminal and type "sudo restart gdm" I get back to the login screen. When I log in however all the toolbars are missing. If I maximize a window then ...
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restart gdm at linux terminal
Sometimes the Ubuntu 10.04 the gui will freeze and the only thing I can do is move the mouse. I can't interact with programs and I can't change to a different virtual desktop. All I can do is press ...
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How can I disallow normal users on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 (multi user NIS setup) from shutting down the system?
In the past, I was able to set "SystemMenu=false" in gdm.conf, to prevent normal users from being able to shut down the system.
In ubuntu 10.04, this does not work.
How can this be done?
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Ubuntu lost GNOME installation, cyclic dependencies when reinstalling GNOME
Take a look here first.
After solving that problem, I noticed that KDM won't let me select GNOME session. I just have KDE and xterm. I reinstalled GDM and switched to it, but I still can't start ...
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Is it possible to log a user in a remote computer using ssh?
I want to connect to a server via ssh and log in (remotely) a user in X11 (gdm).
A little context:
I need to install a wine application in 30 computers, but wine require X11, there is nobody loged ...
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Possible to install Xmonad on Ubuntu separate from Gnome?
I just downloaded Xmonad from the repository on my Ubuntu 10.04 box, but when I log out and try to log back in using Xmonad instead Gnome, it doesn't work.
I just get the login screen background ...
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GDM Won't Automatically Start After Boot
Ubuntu 10.04
Hi guys. I'm not sure why but quite recently, my ubuntu desktop started bringing up the command prompt login screen after booting. I want GDM to start up by default.
I can manually ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 upgrade: gdm-simple-greeter no seat-id found
Upgraded a machine straight from Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04. After a successful upgrade, GDM shows no users on the login screen, with the error message: "gdm-simple-greeter no seat-id found"
Users can log ...
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Ubuntu 9.10: How to repair login screen without reinstalling gdm
I recently ran into an issue with my login screen switching to a default hi-contrast window management schema in Ubuntu, as opposed to the default dark colors. The problem (and a working, but ...
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Ubuntu Login Screen Reloads
I am trying to login to my Ubuntu desktop after updating a bunch of packages and rebooting. I know I am authenticating successfully but what seems to happen is that after I enter my username and ...
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(Linux) More than one X Session with ATI Catalyst™ Proprietary Display Driver
I would like to start another x session but I can't do it anymore, since I installed the Proprietary ATI Drivers. Apparently it seems to be were the problem is coming from.
Does anyone know how I can ...
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gdm auto-login after zap?
I have a media server system setup to automatically login with GDM, using a fairly standard setup in /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf:
[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable=true
AutomaticLogin=guest
However, this ...
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I don't understand how GDM is starting
I'm on Karmic. I had no keyboard, so I enabled autologin and some other stuff over ssh to get x2x going. Now I can't find what I did. I'm trying to just start X and XBMC now. I don't need gnome. I ...
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How to implement a volatile “user profile”
I want to set up a Linux machine such that when a particular user, named student, logs out, their /home directory is wiped clean and reset.
Basically I want to perform these actions when the user ...
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How to boot into command-line mode and keep other services unchanged
I want to configure my Ubuntu installation to boot into a command-line prompt instead of the Gnome Desktop Environment. I ran the below command to effect this:
sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove
It ...
