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Steps to reproduce:

  1. copy latest Raspbian Jessie Lite image to sdcard
  2. install updates, reboot
  3. install lightdm packagerun raspi-config, choose "boot into Desktop" from boot menu
  4. useinstall lightdm package as suggested by raspi-config to swith from cli to desktop
  5. reboot

After these steps cli is only loaded and lightdm service shows only this:

sudo systemctl status lightdm
 lightdm.service - Light Display Manager
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lightdm.service; enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Thu 2017-03-30 11:05:44 UTC; 39s ago
     Docs: man:lightdm(1)
  Process: 854 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lightdm (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  Process: 849 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/sbin/lightdm" ] (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 854 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. copy latest Raspbian Jessie Lite image to sdcard
  2. install updates, reboot
  3. install lightdm package
  4. use raspi-config to swith from cli to desktop
  5. reboot

After these steps cli is only loaded and lightdm service shows only this:

sudo systemctl status lightdm
 lightdm.service - Light Display Manager
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lightdm.service; enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Thu 2017-03-30 11:05:44 UTC; 39s ago
     Docs: man:lightdm(1)
  Process: 854 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lightdm (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  Process: 849 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/sbin/lightdm" ] (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 854 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. copy latest Raspbian Jessie Lite image to sdcard
  2. install updates, reboot
  3. run raspi-config, choose "boot into Desktop" from boot menu
  4. install lightdm package as suggested by raspi-config
  5. reboot

After these steps cli is only loaded and lightdm service shows only this:

sudo systemctl status lightdm
 lightdm.service - Light Display Manager
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lightdm.service; enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Thu 2017-03-30 11:05:44 UTC; 39s ago
     Docs: man:lightdm(1)
  Process: 854 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lightdm (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  Process: 849 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/sbin/lightdm" ] (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 854 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.
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How to get desktop logon to work on Raspbian Jessie Lite (lightdm fail)?

Steps to reproduce:

  1. copy latest Raspbian Jessie Lite image to sdcard
  2. install updates, reboot
  3. install lightdm package
  4. use raspi-config to swith from cli to desktop
  5. reboot

After these steps cli is only loaded and lightdm service shows only this:

sudo systemctl status lightdm
 lightdm.service - Light Display Manager
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/lightdm.service; enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Thu 2017-03-30 11:05:44 UTC; 39s ago
     Docs: man:lightdm(1)
  Process: 854 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lightdm (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  Process: 849 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/sbin/lightdm" ] (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 854 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting Light Display Manager...
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: lightdm.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Light Display Manager.
Mar 30 11:05:44 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Unit lightdm.service entered failed state.