Re #5 how to reproduce with a normal Ubuntu installation: 1. apt-get install gdm 2. Choose gdm as the default display manager when prompted. 3. apt-get remove gdm 4. cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager
This should just say "lightdm" and following boots should fail until the file content is changed to "/usr/sbin/lightdm". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/864174 Title: boot hangs waiting for lightdm after purging gdm (wrong default- display-manager) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/864174/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs