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 =LightDM=
+[[File:Lightdm2019-1.png|thumb|left|375px]]
+[https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/lightdm LightDM] is a light display manager with minimal dependencies.
-{{Note|LightDM need some configuring to make it Correct but with the right Steps it Works}}
+==Installing LightDM==
-'''LigtDM''' is a light displaymanager without depencies of gnome. With the right greeter it works but need some manual intervention to do it, here some steps.
+LightDM can be installed with:
+ pamac install lightdm
-  sudo pacman -S lightdm lightdm-another-gtk-greeter lightdm-another-gtk-greeter-themes accountsservice
+To enable LightDM as the default display manager use:
+  sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service --force
-First configure the Greeter in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf:
+==Installing a Greeter==
-  sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
+With LightDM, you also will need to install and configure a greeter.  If you don't install a greeter, it won't work.
-  [SeatDefaults]
+There are a lot of greeters for LightDM.  We will cover two of the greeters most commonly used by Manjaro editions.
- # This sets the lightDM-another-greeter:
- greeter-session=lightdm-another-gtk-greeter
- # Depends on Desktop it Sets to your standard desktop:
- user-session=xfce
-LightDM.conf is configured. Now we have to configure the greeter. This a few lines you have to search mostly there you see "#" before it.
-   sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm-another-gtk-greeter.conf
+====Slick Greeter====
-   [appearance]
+Install the greeter and the configuration tool:
-   # Greeter theme. Themes are located in “themes” directory (“/usr/share/lightdm-$"):
+ pamac install lightdm-slick-greeter lightdm-settings
-   greeter-theme=gtk-greeter-160
-   # Background color (#RRGGBB) or image:
-   background=/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/alone.jpg
-   # User styles file:
-   #css-file=
-   # Logo: “file_path” or “#icon_name”
-   #logo=
-   # Gtk theme to use (in this case "greenbird" theme is used):
-   gtk-theme=greenbird
-   # Icons theme to use:
-   icon-theme=kotenza
-   #Not so important font setting:
-   font-name=comfortaa
+Edit the file '''/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf'''.  For instructions on how to edit a file owned by root see [[Viewing_and_editing_configuration_files|this guide]].
-when all is done you can setup user icons.
+Locate the section '''[Seat:*]'''.  Within that section locate the line containing '''greeter-session=''' and replace the entire line with
+ greeter-session=lightdm-slick-greeter
-   sudo systemctl enable accounts-daemon
+The slick-greeter ships with a working configuration file but you can optionally run the "Login Window"(lightdm-settings) application and customize the greeter in many ways.
-   look in /var/lib/AccountsService/users/ for your name  if not so then you have to make it.you have to an text file with your username.
-   with this info on board.
-   [User]
-   Language=nl_BE.utf8
-   XSession=xfce
-   Icon=/var/lib/AccountsService/icons/<username>.png
-you have configured the the icon stuf.
+====GTK Greeter====
+Install the greeter and the configuration tool:
+ pamac install lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
-make sure you install '''xorg-server-xephyr'''
+Edit the file '''/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf'''.  For instructions on how to edit a file owned by root see [[Viewing_and_editing_configuration_files|this guide]].
-then u can do '''lightdm --test-mode''' to test how it works you get a black window with a patience you see if it working or not. are all certain of it.
-Disable the running display manager forst with
+Locate the section '''[Seat:*]'''.  Within that section locate the line containing '''greeter-session=''' and replace the entire line with
+ greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
-   sudo systemctl disable mdm   # for example
+The gtk greeter ships with a working configuration file but you can optionally run the "LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings"(lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings) application and customize the greeter in many ways.
-then
-   sudo systemctl enable lightdm
-if you take another greeter it would work te same basicly for more infor you can read this further. -> [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LightDM]