Sep 24, 2016 · To check which display manager is currently being used, run this command: cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager as suggested in this question: How to check using the …

Feb 6, 2025 · failed to start gdm.service - [FAILED] Failed to start Gnome Display Manager error ... Unlike other posts, I'm only getting this error message and nothing else.

How can I restart X Window Server from the command line? I'd really like to be able to restart my GUI without having to do a full system reboot.

I installed gdm for a while as my display manager, and after removing it, lightdm does not start by itself. I instead have to login to a tty, and run sudo start lightdm. Running dpkg-reconfigure l...

A display manager (DM) is just the login screen, which runs in its own X windows server session. When you log in, the DM will usually start an entirely fresh X session and will also start the …

Jun 22, 2015 · As GDM is GNOME Display Manager but it installs the GNOME desktop also when I replaces it with LightDM So what is the difference between installing GDM or installing …

While restarting lightdm restarts the entire display manager, you may be able to resolve the issue by restarting unity or compiz (Unity is a compiz plugin). Restarting Unity (nohup setsid unity …

Feb 6, 2025 · [FAILED] Failed to start gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager. [FAILED] Failed to start gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager. [FAILED] Failed to start gdm.service - …

Jun 18, 2012 · How do I switch from the default display manager (Lightdm) to the older display manager (GDM)?

Mar 10, 2014 · The remote server knows where it has to redirect the X network traffic via the definition of the DISPLAY environment variable which generally points to an X Display server …