I'm using Debian Stretch and my LoginScreen looks likethis. I wonder if it is possible to make it look like the ubuntu version? Especially I'd like to have the graphical user selector instead of a login box where I still have to retype the username at every login...

I experimented with the greeter user option in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf but without any success. Can someone give me a hint?

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/usr/share/lightdm is where the debian config files are. Lightdmgreeter.conf is the file for the greeter.
there is also lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings available in the repo.

add/change to greeter-hide-users=false in the file /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/01_debian.conf to get a user list. LightDM automatically rememer last user to log in.

If you don't want to type your password every time, you have to enable autologin.

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the greeter you use is gdm, original ubuntu use lightdm3, so just install it and configure it. first 'apt-get install lightdm3 ' then, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm3 choose lightdm3. reboot, you will go to the ubuntu greeter(login screen)

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