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ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04 distribution upgrade pauses "configuring lightdm" ... "Default display manager:" gdm, lightdm
Apologies if I overlooked this in the docs somewhere. Let me document something just incase it was missed.
My upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04 pauses on a package configuration. The first time I did ...
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How to chabge GDM Login theme in ubuntu 12.04 lts
I have ubuntu 12.04 lts and I changed my login screen to GDM by typing
sudo apt-get install gdm
how do I change the theme in ubuntu 12.04? I downloaded a theme using gnome-look.org. Where do I ...
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how to boot system normally [duplicate]
I have serious problem with my ubuntu system. Yesterday, I installed gdm and set it default display manager, when I rebooted grub menu display I boot to normal boot but only black screen show.Please ...
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Black Screen appear after set default display manager gdm [duplicate]
Yesterday i install gdm and set it default display manager then l notice ubuntu is running but there is several lines appear on desktop when i want to shutdown system after i powered off system and ...
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black screen on booting
I've been working with Ubuntu on my lenovo for awhile. after heavy using I started to face the black screen when I reboot. Cursor at the top left blinking with the sound of rebooting. I still see the ...
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How to install gdm3setup?
I found this one thing called gdm3setup and it seems like its what I want but I have no idea how to install it. I went on the github website for the project and for Ubuntu it has a set of .deb files ...
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Why running clamtk on 12.04 with kernel-update of today crashes the system?
I am performing clamtk - virusscan as usual (at a friends computer with 12.04 - updated today):
sudo clamtk
Then normal scanning of all files. When reaching certain file, it crashes with logout to ...
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How to make gnome-shell the default GUI in ubuntu-builder?
I'm making my own distro with Ubuntu builder and I want to make Gnome-shell the main GUI. I tried many things like removing Unity and using GDM and a whole bunch of other things but I keep getting a ...
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Autologin not working on GDM with Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04
I would like to know how to make GDM to autologin with the default (and only) account. I use it with Gnome3 on my 2 machines (one with 12.04 and the other with 11.10).
I have selected to auto-login ...
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12.04 hangs at "checking battery state"
My 12.04 system hangs at "Checking battery state". At this stage, no commands work eg: Ctrl+Alt+f1, or Alt+f5.
I ran recovery mode, and ran the following commands:
sudo mount -o remount, rw /
sudo ...
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Setting up the GDM Theme
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome Classic (no effects) and because of the fact that some system options have disappeared with the new system release I've been struggling with this for a while and ...
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Why hasn't Ubuntu packaged a more recent version of GDM?
I'm not sure if anyone would have the answer to this, but it seems a little odd to me that Ubuntu doesn't package the latest stable version of gdm considering gnome-shell version 3.4 was packaged in ...
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setting up multiseat on 12.04
I'm using a single nvidia Quadro FX 3700 card on my system.
This thread:
How to set up a multiseat system?
suggests that changes should be made to the lightdm.conf and xorg.conf files. When I made ...
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Stuck at terminal login (tty1) after using 'killall gdm'
So I am running a theme on gnome and it froze, so I used killall gdm to kill it. After this it took me to a full-screen terminal which I can not get out of. It tells me to login, which I do, and then ...
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Login crash loop
After about the second/third batch of updates on a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04, I end up getting stuck in an infinite login loop: I enter my password, screen goes black and shows me the end of the ...
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How would one change the GDM theme in Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I change the login screen theme in GDM?
I am using GDM, not lightDM.
None of the established GDM login theme changers work in precise.
How can I change themes?
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Disabling drum beat login sound on Precise 12.04 with gnome-shell [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable the startup sound in Ubuntu 12.04 login-screen?
Yes I know this is an old chestnut, but I can't find a solution for my case. I want to disable the drum-beat ...
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