"on the topic" = "how should broken config, or config where the defined greeter is not installed" should be handled, from bug #842194
"In this case lightdm should quit, and the failsafe X mechanisms should kick in (i.e. fix your configuration)." -- 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/878751 Title: lightdm does not start without the package unity-greeter installed Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: lightdm does not start without the package unity-greeter installed. Therefore, unity-greeter should probably be a dependency. Currently, it is just a 'Recommends', so default installations are not affected. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/878751/+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

