Replace LightDM with MDM on Ubuntu 13.10

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Published on 2013-10-19T18:38:03Z Indexed on 2013/11/03 22:18 UTC
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I'm trying to replace LighDM with MDM on Ubuntu 13.10, but there already is package in Ubuntu sources called mdm. It's not display manager, but "The Middleman System"...

So the PPA install doesn't work. I tried installing .deb package and it changed login screen, but gave me an error message after login and then X stopped. I had to revert back...

Any ideas on how to install mdm on Ubuntu 13.10...???

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