Bug 309189

Summary:	Add an option in lightdm to stop X server and go to the terminal
Product:	[Plasma] lightdm	Reporter:	jmaspons <joanmaspons>
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Edmundson <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	joanmaspons
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	0.3.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description jmaspons 2012-10-29 11:23:38 UTC

kdm have the option to close the X server and start the terminal in the shutdown menu. If nobody starts a session in the terminal it returns to lightdm after 60 seconds or after 30 seconds after the last terminal session is closed.

I would like to have this feature in lightdm.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the computer and wait until lighdm is loaded.


Actual Results:  
There is no option to close the X server and go to the terminal.

Expected Results:  
A button with a console icon allows to stop the X server. When you press the button a message explains that X server will be closed and that it will restart after 60 seconds if nobody logs in or after 30 seconds from the last session closed.

kdm implements this feature

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2012-10-29 11:34:33 UTC

I don't understand the use case for it.

The only people who would want a terminal are very technically minded people. These people 
would know how to press control alt f1. In fact you need to know how to do this to get back.

If I'm missing something please explain and I'll be happy to look into it. However I'm not adding something just because kdm had it.

Comment 2 jmaspons 2012-10-29 12:30:43 UTC

It's a kdm feature implemented in http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kde-workspace.git&a=blob&h=8f0f61f0275d4b6015dd6bc18d4e03a94cd9c1ff&hb=dc9799592620b7e1d28954dde9f83139c6705192&f=kdm%2Fkfrontend%2Fkdmshutdown.cpp KDMConfShutdown::KDMConfShutdown.

I use this option when I need to free resources for R simulations. If I press Ctrl + Alt + F1 X server remains loaded. I think that is the same than going to the terminal and write «service lightdm stop» but this way is easier and I don't know if this command is standard for all distributions. I'm not a very technical user but I work with terminals to trigger scripts in R. I didn't know how to free unnecessary resources.

It can be added as a session type or in the options menu in order to avoid new buttons.