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Arch Linux & LightDM

Upon reboot after installing the lightdm packages, I am getting this error message.
I've also attached the lightdm packages installed on the system.

lightdm 1:1.32.0-1
lightdm-gtk-greeter 1:2.0.8-2
lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings 1.2.2-7

From the lightdm.log file:

Code:

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Starting Light Display Manager 1.32.0, UID=0 PID=261

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /usr/local/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /etc/xdg/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration from /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Registered seat module local

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Registered seat module xremote

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Using D-Bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager

[+0.02s] DEBUG: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation local (GLocalVfs) for ‘gio-vfs’

[+0.02s] DEBUG: Monitoring logind for seats

[+0.02s] DEBUG: Acquired bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager

[+0.03s] DEBUG: Could not run plymouth --ping: Failed to execute child process “plymouth” (No such file or directory)

[+0.03s] WARNING: Error getting user list from org.freedesktop.Accounts: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Accounts was not provided by any .service files

[+0.03s] DEBUG: Loading user config from /etc/lightdm/users.conf

[+0.03s] DEBUG: User <user> added

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes graphical state to true

[+0.09s] DEBUG: New seat added from logind: seat0

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Loading properties from config section Seat:*

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 has property CanMultiSession=no

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Starting

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Creating greeter session

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Creating display server of type x

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Using VT 7

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Starting local X display on VT 7

[+0.09s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/x-0.log

[+0.09s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Can't launch X server X, not found in path

[+0.09s] DEBUG: XServer 0: X server stopped

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Releasing VT 7

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Display server stopped

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Can't create display server for greeter

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Session stopped

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopping display server, no sessions require it

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopping

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopped

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Failed to start seat: seat0

[+1276.92s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to 1

[+2119.79s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to

[+2177.68s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to 1

[+2378.86s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to

I am running this machine inside of VirtualBox.

Quote:

[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopping display server, no sessions require it

Ok, you installed it, did you ENABLE it?

I'm going to guess that a systemctl status lightdm will show it's stopped for some reason, so can you paste the results of

Code:

journalctl -eu lightdm

Did you start with the wiki?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LightDM

How are you launching lightdm? From ~./xinitrc?

Look at the arch forum. Lightdm very frequently has problems.

And the last question. Are you partially updated?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timothy Miller (Post 6374122)

I'm going to guess that a systemctl status lightdm will show it's stopped for some reason, so can you paste the results of

Code:

journalctl -eu lightdm

Aug 16 15:43:03 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Light Display Manager...
Aug 16 15:43:03 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Light Display Manager.
Aug 16 15:43:03 archlinux lightdm[261]: Error getting user list from org.freedesktop.Accounts: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Accounts was not provided by any .service files

Quote:

Originally Posted by teckk (Post 6374124)

It is being launched upon startup.
Partially updated? What does that mean? My systems is fully up to date.
So maybe I should use something else? Any recommendations?

Can you start your window manager from ~./xinitrc, Or from startx?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wayland

man xorg
man startx

If you are going to use arch, get used to reading the wiki. And, it changes over time.

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Partially updated? What does that mean?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman