Question: What Display Manager Does Ubuntu Use?
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LightDM is the display manager running in Ubuntu up to version 16.04 LTS. While it has been replaced by GDM in later Ubuntu releases, LightDM is still used by default in the latest release of several Ubuntu flavors.

What display manager does Ubuntu 18.04 use?

During the installation, you will be asked to choose a display manager. You can choose lightdm display manager, which will give you the Unity Login screen. gdm is the default display manager for GNOME desktop. Once the installation is complete, restart your Ubuntu 18.04 computer.

How do I find the display manager in Ubuntu?

If you installed other desktop environments in your system, then you may have different display managers. To change the default display manager, open terminal from system application launcher, and do following steps one by one. You may also run cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager to get the result.

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