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Run service after logging in on an X session
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. I want to automatically start a service after login with LightDM. This service is not meant to start on boot, but after X is initialized.
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Need to auto-login after logout on ubuntu
I've set up a kiosk using Ubuntu 12.04, and I'd like to have it autologin after a user logs out or if the screen locks, in case someone manages to get back to lightdm or tries to login to the ...
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Display dialog from pam_exec environment at login?
I'm using pam_exec to do some root tasks. They take some time, and I'd like to tell the user to wait a moment.
I'm doing the tasks there, and not later, because I need:
Root permissions
To rsync ...
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Screwed up the lightdm.conf file, now what?
I screwed up the lightdm.conf file as superuser.
What I was trying to do: I tried to insert a command (xbacklight -set 50) that sets my monitor brightness at the lightdm config file. Now when I start ...
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~/.xinitrc not being run
I am not able to run my ~/.xinitrc (~/.xsession) scripts when logging into my computer. I'm using Xubuntu 12.10 with vanilla lightgm as the login manager. Both these files have the right permission ...
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lightdm doesn't work after installing lightdm-unity-greeter on arch
I was using lightdm with the lightdm-gtk-greeter just fine, however I tried to install the unity greeter and now it shows me a black screen with a blinking cursor (I have to ctr+alt+1 and login ...
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Lightdm user session settings on Ubuntu
Lightdm is displayed properly but after entering a password and clicking login, I see the screen blink and lightdm window re-appears and asks to log in as if nothing happened.
Configs
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How do I get sound to work outside lightdm
If for whatever reason I sudo stop lightdm running on mint and just use a simple xinit session with mutter, is there some way I can get sound to work? Whenever I do that, it seems there's no sound.
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What are the commands to logout and shutdown with a session manager?
I decided to write my own DE using these instructions here it worked and I can login however I didn't use a panel so I don't have a logout button or a session manager.
I've decided to write my own ...
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Does restarting of Display Manager (e.g lightdm) restart X server as well?
If I restart the Display Manager, e.g lightdm, will X be restarted as well ?
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LightDM shows a black screen in my Arch Guest VM
I'm trying to get LightDM to work but for some reason it just shows up a black screen when I get to the user selection screen, GDM works fine though.
I followed the ArchWiki doc and it's strange ...
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Lightdm won't start automatically on boot
Every time I boot my PC Ubuntu keeps dropping me to TTY 1 where I have to log in and then do
sudo lightdm start
just to log in again, which is very annoying
I have already tried removing and ...
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ubuntu like lightdm in arch linux
I have just installed archlinux on a virtual machine and I managed to install lightdm by following the instructions given in
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LightDM
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Locking the screen via CLI?
Is there any way that I can lock the screen CLI-style? I'm trying to target as many desktop managers as possible (mostly LightDM, but GDM, KDM, SLiM, XScreensaver, etc. would be great too), but I can ...
