Robert, was I right assuming the reason for the override? If so it seems like using -r would be right. Note that gdm has the same issue
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292990 Title: lightdm overrides dh_installinit in debian/rules and shouldn't Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The debian/rules for lightdm includes the following: override_dh_installinit: dh_installinit --no-start This appears to have been in place since the beginning of the package's history, with no reason given. And the result of this override is that if you install lightdm on a running system, lightdm will not be automatically started at install time like it should be. Please drop this override from the package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1292990/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
