This is reproducable, yes. I used to have GDM installed, so I purged gdm and metacity, with nothing to replace it (foolishly).
I mentioned a possible fix, with is to install xdm and tell the user that they need a display manager of some sort. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1006662 Title: Uninstalling the current display manager leaves the system unbootable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1006662/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs