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Gdm in Jaunty does not give session options,installing KDM breaks init

Asked by Todor Eemreorov

Binary package hint: gdm

Installed jaunty- fresh install. All i see on login screen is the box where you fill the name. Select session/language buttons are gone. Later on I install xfce4 and lxde, I logout, and -still- no session options. I tried to enable this in login window settings management in gnome- I dont see such an option at all...
Tried changing the theme- still no session button or any way to change the login session to xfce.

After getting really frustrated ,I installed KDM, synaptic gave me the option to select it as a default login manager.I restarted the machice and I get a black terminal screen. I login,I run sudo KDM ,and that gets me to kdm-but it messed up my resolution.
And so everytime I start my computer,I would have to login in terminal and issue the kdm command to get me to a messed up resolution kdm.

I got frustrated again and tried to run gdm instead- I got error that it was not executable and some other stuff that I couldnt understand.

My questions are:
Why is select session button completely missing?
Why replacing gdm with KDM breaks both and neither starts when i turn on/reboot (

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This question was originally filed as bug #369171.

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Todor Eemreorov (blurymind-gmail) said : 		#1

i consider this a serious BUG, because its unconvenient to any users- linux
experts or casual- the lack os a choose session button is a problem to
anyone who likes to use alternatives to gnome

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Sebastien Bacher <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> New question #69246 on gdm in ubuntu:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+question/69246
>
> Binary package hint: gdm
>
> Installed jaunty- fresh install. All i see on login screen is the box where
> you fill the name. Select session/language buttons are gone. Later on I
> install xfce4 and lxde, I logout, and -still- no session options. I tried to
> enable this in login window settings management in gnome- I dont see such an
> option at all...
> Tried changing the theme- still no session button or any way to change the
> login session to xfce.
>
> After getting really frustrated ,I installed KDM, synaptic gave me the
> option to select it as a default login manager.I restarted the machice and I
> get a black terminal screen. I login,I run sudo KDM ,and that gets me to
> kdm-but it messed up my resolution.
> And so everytime I start my computer,I would have to login in terminal and
> issue the kdm command to get me to a messed up resolution kdm.
>
> I got frustrated again and tried to run gdm instead- I got error that it
> was not executable and some other stuff that I couldnt understand.
>
> My questions are:
> Why is select session button completely missing?
> Why replacing gdm with KDM breaks both and neither starts when i turn
> on/reboot (
>
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> subscriber of the question.
>

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Todor Eemreorov (blurymind-gmail) said : 		#2

Also The breakage of KDM is also a SERIOUS BUG, if you ask me. I have no idea why you converted this into a question.

If we dont get this fixed,I am going to install mandriva on both the eee and my main machine, I am slo going to write a honest review at my blog and you might see it at distrowatch too ;)

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Todor Eemreorov (blurymind-gmail) said : 		#3

honestly,this should be fixed with a patch soon. I feel bad for making so many people try jaunty.

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Shahar Or (mightyiam) said : 		#4

Please offer your desired behaviour in Ubuntu Brainstorm.

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