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Install Lightdm Display Manager in Linux Mint 16 'Petra'

LightDM is an X display manager that aims to be light, fast, extensible and multi-desktop. LightDM is a cross-desktop display manager that aims is to be the standard display manager for the X.org X server. The most user visible aspect of the display manager is the login screen, however it also facilitates remote logins using the XDMCP protocol. You can find here for Linux Mint 15/14 and Linux Mint 13.
As you know Mint is getting away from Gnome and developing their own stuff for their distro, So this time is kind of difficult to install LightDM in Mint 16 but I managed to do it. So lets start!
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1.) To install LightDM in Linux Mint 16 'Petra' open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following command in the Terminal:

During installation terminal will ask to choose Display Manager, So select "LightDM" using 'Tab' and 'Enter' keys.
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2.) I was having issues with login, Lightdm wasn't logging into desktop. So this problem is solved with these commands:

3.) Remove Ubuntu Logo from LightDM

4.) Install Ubuntu-Tweak to make changes in 'Lightdm' copy following commands in the Terminal and follow the next image:

Open Ubuntu-Tweak > Go to Tweaks > select Login Settings, See the following image and same settings in Ubuntu-Tweak.
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5.) Restart PC then select desktop from LightDM and login.
Now enter this command to remove test desktop file:

Revert back to MDM (Mint Display Manager)
If you want to get back MDM simple enter following command in terminal and choose MDM option in Terminal:
That's it
Clement Lefebvre has announced the final release of Linux Mint 16 "KDE" and "Xfce" editions: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 16 'Petra' KDE. KDE is a vibrant, innovative, advanced, modern looking and full-featured desktop environment. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of KDE 4.11. ... The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 16 'Petra' Xfce. Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment which aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of an Xfce 4.10 desktop." For additional information, screenshots and feature lists please visit the following links: KDE edition announcement, KDE edition what's new, Xfce edition announcement, Xfce edition what's new.


Download (SHA256):
Kde 32bit - LinuxMint-16-kde-dvd-32bit.iso (torrent)
Kde 64bit - LinuxMint-16-kde-dvd-64bit.iso (torrent)

Xfce 32bit - LinuxMint-16-xfce-dvd-32bit.iso (torrent)
Xfce 64bit - LinuxMint-16-xfce-dvd-64bit.iso (torrent)

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.
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Linux Mint team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 16 'Petra'. Linux Mint 16 is the result of six months of incremental development on top of stable and reliable technologies. This new release comes with updated software and brings refinements and new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. One of the more interesting updates of the release is version 2.0.x of Cinnamon (a fork of GNOME Shell), with a large number of new features: "Cinnamon 2.0.x represents 5 months of development and 856 commits from 28 developers. It features a lot of bug fixes but also brand new features and many improvements."
Linux Mint 16 is the result of 6 months of incremental development on top of stable and reliable technologies. This new release comes with updated software and brings refinements and new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.