The language chooser in the LightDM version that was shipped with the 11.10 release is unfortunately broken; see bug #868346.
A proposed fix is available in my PPA at https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/misc I hope it will be uploaded as an update of Ubuntu 11.10. You can help increase the chances for that by installing the PPA package and let us know via a comment on bug #868346 whether it works to your satisfaction. -- 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/803858 Title: No language chooser on login screen in LightDM Status in Light Display Manager: Fix Released Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: LightDM doesn't appear to have a language selection choice in the Login screen, we need this to switch between Chinese and English for regular use, this feature is present in GDM, and we are really want to have it in LightDm as well, including correct setup of the zh_CN.utf-8 locale. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/803858/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

