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Expand Up @@ -52,13 +52,19 @@ The instructions below install Xfce4 and LightDM on Debian 11. You are not limit
sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies dbus-x11 firefox-esr
```

1. Install a display manager, which provides a graphical login screen. This lets you log in as your desired user and with your preferred desktop environment. There are many display managers available, including [LightDM](https://wiki.debian.org/LightDM), [GDM](https://wiki.debian.org/GDM) (Gnome Desktop Manager), [SDDM](https://wiki.debian.org/SDDM), and [Ly](https://github.com/fairyglade/ly). This guide uses LightDM.
1. Install a display manager, which provides a graphical login screen. This lets you log in as your desired user and with your preferred desktop environment. There are many display managers available, including [LightDM](https://wiki.debian.org/LightDM), [GDM](https://wiki.debian.org/GDM) (Gnome Desktop Manager), [SDDM](https://wiki.debian.org/SDDM), and [Ly](https://github.com/fairyglade/ly). This guide uses LightDM with the GTK greeter.

```command
sudo install lightdm
sudo apt install lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter
```

1. Set your new display manager as the system default. The command below opens up a prompt that lets you select your preference from all display manager's that are currently installed.
1. Configure the system to boot into the graphical target so LightDM starts automatically on restart.

```command
sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
```

1. (Optional) Confirm LightDM is selected as the default display manager. You may be prompted to select a default display manager when installing LightDM; if prompted, select LightDM. If you installed other display managers afterward, you can rerun the selector at any time.

```command
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
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![Select the desktop environment within LightDM](glish-login-lightdm-select-desktop.png)

If your display manager is not working properly, you may still see the tty prompt as shown below. If this is the case, go back to *weblish* and troubleshoot.
If your display manager is not working properly, you may still see the tty prompt as shown below. If this is the case, go back to *Weblish* or SSH and troubleshoot.

![Screenshot of tty in Glish](glish-tty1.png)

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