LXDE as the only window Manager, Login not possible

[Martin Hofbauer]

Binary package hint: lxde-common

How to replicate the problem:

install ubuntu-server

then I tried to add a simple X Desktop.
have done a "apt-get install lxde"
it installed some components, but after reboot I was unable to login via X ( the current situation)

I then recognised that "lubuntu-desktop" is the meta package for LXDE . I installed
that , too - but there is no changes.

I see the Login Screen, see the user which is confgured and but the sandglass is seen all the time

br
Martin

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 18 00:05:52 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: lxde 0.4.2-1ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic-pae
SourcePackage: lxde-common
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae i686

[Michael Nokel (mnokel-gmail)]

Yes, I confirm this, but this bug is due to gdm, I thought. The possible workaround that works for me is the following:
1) remove gdm
2) install slim (from Lucid)
And for me everything is working now. Hope, for you too.
Good luck.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

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