# Budgie Desktop installed but not in the Login Options

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-desktop-installed-but-not-in-the-login-options/2172>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [June 20, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-desktop-installed-but-not-in-the-login-options/2172 "2019-06-20T20:20:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-desktop-installed-but-not-in-the-login-options/2172/1 "2019-06-20T20:20:07Z")

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I am helping a friend of mine to install UB. He is trying it as a second DE option for Linux Mint.

Installation went smooth as usual from the command line by typing : sudo apt install ubuntu-budgie-desktop, but after logging out and back in and restarting there is no UB desktop option in the login screen, just two different Cinnamon environments.

Trying to reinstall UB returns : ubuntu-budgie-desktop is already the newest version.

Any hint?

 ![index](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/0/0b6d6beba6764502aea9c7b5777ead3ad6c0e0b8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-desktop-installed-but-not-in-the-login-options/2172/2 "2019-06-20T21:02:18Z")

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Linux Mint isn’t a variant that we support because it does very weird packaging stuff - holding back stuff when it shouldn’t. So not really sure why the meta ubuntu-budgie-desktop didn’t work. Certainly would on official ubuntu and the official flavours.

That being said - check that `budgie-lightdm-theme` is installed.

Then force a reinstall of budgie-desktop i.e.

```
sudo apt install --reinstall budgie-desktop budgie-core
```

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-desktop-installed-but-not-in-the-login-options/2172/3 "2019-06-21T00:38:15Z")

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Re-installation solved the issue partially … after a new logout - login, UB was gone again from the login menu. A complete installation from scratch will probably be the best …

Thanks for looking into this

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**Author:** ![Kepos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/kepos/32/1263_2.png) [@Kepos](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Kepos)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-desktop-installed-but-not-in-the-login-options/2172/4 "2019-06-26T19:16:55Z")

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A while ago I figured out how to install ubuntubudgie/backports on Linux Mint.

[Mint Forum](https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=1627334&sid=d68419609357ea634a08caa57a32aef3#p1627334)

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/budgie-desktop-installed-but-not-in-the-login-options/2172/5 "2019-06-26T20:15:47Z")

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Thanks for sharing …