Use LightDM for display management

Registered by Robert Ancell

Replace GDM with LightDM:
https://edge.launchpad.net/lightdm

Advantages over GDM:
- Faster - the greeter doesn't require an entire GNOME session to run
- More flexible - multiple greeters are supported through a well defined interface. This allows Ubuntu derivatives to use the same display manager (e.g. Kubuntu, Lubuntu etc).
- Simpler codebase - similar feature set in ~5,000 lines of code compared to 50,000 in GDM
- Supports more usecases - first class support for XDMCP and multihead.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Martin Pitt
Priority:
Low
Drafter:
Robert Ancell
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Robert Ancell
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for natty
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
None
Started by
Robert Ancell
Completed by
Martin Pitt

Sprints

Whiteboard

Work items:
Make LightDM available in natty universe: DONE

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Work Items