LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years

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LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years

LightDM, Ubuntu's former display manager, has had its first new release in four years – and the first under a new set of maintainers. LightDM v1.33.0 is a 'catch up' release that adds Qt6 support (Qt5 still works, don't worry) and clears a backlog of fixes that had built up since the previous release in 2022. There shouldn't be any breaking changes either, per the release notes. While it might sound like a sudden revival of a legacy effort, LightDM is still widely used by Linux distributions and desktops. LightDM: what is it? LightDM is a backend that handles logging [...]

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Categories: News, LightDM
Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/lightdm-new-release-new-maintainers Aug 12, 2026, 07:16 PM