Public bug reported: Using Ubuntu 11.04 Server - 64 bits and installing lightdm and all dependencies:
# lightdm --test-mode process 1446: D-Bus library appears to be incorrectly set up; failed to read machine uuid: Failed to open "/var/lib/dbus/machine-id": No such file or directory See the manual page for dbus-uuidgen to correct this issue. ** (process:1446): CRITICAL **: Failed to get session bus: //bin/dbus- launch terminated abnormally without any error message After `apt-get install dbus`, everything works fine. ** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/822824 Title: Lightdm requrires DBus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/822824/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs