Thanks for your report. I suggested the bash dependency when working with https://launchpad.net/bugs/678421, and I disagree on "very strange". Bash's built-in syntax check when sourcing files, which also works recursively, came in very handy when fixing that bug, and the dash solution which was considered would have been inferior to making use of bash.
You are of course free to install and use any shell you want - lightdm does not mind. But, yes, lightdm does enforce that bash is installed as well. Have you experienced a conflict between bash and some other shell? ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451098 Title: hardcoded bash dependency Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: lightdm has hardcoded dependency on bash (>= 4.3) which is very strange - I expect DM to work regardless of which shell is installed in my system. The dependency should be changed to dash and all the bashisms in source code (if any) should be eliminated to improve portability. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1451098/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp