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+#!/usr/bin/env beesh
+
+# BEE_VERSION lightdm-1.26.0-0
+
+SRCURL[0]="https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/lightdm/releases/download/${PKGVERSION}/lightdm-${PKGVERSION}.tar.xz"
+
+# PATCHURL+=()
+
+# EXCLUDE+=()
+
+# build_in_sourcedir
+
+# mee_extract() {
+#    bee_extract "${@}"
+# }
+
+# mee_patch() {
+#    bee_patch "${@}"
+# }
+
+mee_configure() {
+  DMUSER=gdm
+  ITSTOOL=/bin/true                                 \
+  bee_configure                                     \
+    --prefix=/usr                                   \
+    --libexecdir=/usr/lib/lightdm                   \
+    --localstatedir=/var                            \
+    --sbindir=/usr/bin                              \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc                               \
+    --docdir=/usr/share/doc/lightdm-${PKGVERSION}   \
+    --disable-static                                \
+    --disable-tests                                 \
+    --enable-liblightdm-qt=no                       \
+    --with-greeter-user=${DMUSER}                   \
+    --with-greeter-session=slick-greeter
+}
+
+# mee_build() {
+#    bee_build
+# }
+
+# mee_install() {
+#    bee_install
+# }
+## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'
+
+mee_install_post() {
+
+  sed '/bin\/sh/ a \\n. /etc/profile' ${S}/tests/src/lightdm-session > ${D}/usr/bin/lightdm-session
+  chmod 755 ${D}/usr/bin/lightdm-session
+  rm -rf ${D}/etc/init
+  install -v -dm755 -o gdm -g gdm ${D}/var/lib/lightdm
+  install -v -dm755 -o gdm -g gdm ${D}/var/lib/lightdm-data
+  install -v -dm755 -o gdm -g gdm ${D}/var/cache/lightdm
+  install -v -dm770 -o gdm -g gdm ${D}/var/log/lightdm
+
+  ###############################################
+  # adjust settings in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
+
+  sed -i -e '/^#greeter-hide-users=false/ c greeter-hide-users=true' \
+         -e '/^#sessions-directory/ c sessions-directory=/usr/share/xsessions' \
+         -e '/^#greeter-session/ c greeter-session=slick-greeter' \
+         ${D}/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
+
+  sed -i -e '/^minimum-uid=/ c minimum-uid=100' \
+         -e '/^hidden-users=/ c hidden-users=nobody nobodyV' \
+         ${D}/etc/lightdm/users.conf
+
+
+  ######################
+  # create systemd unit
+
+  mkdir -p ${D}/etc/systemd/system
+  cat <<-UNIT > ${D}/etc/systemd/system/lightdm.service
+	[Unit]
+	Description=LightDM
+	Wants=nvidia.service
+	After=nvidia.service
+	ConditionPathExists=/node/tags/lightdm
+
+	[Service]
+	ExecStart=/usr/bin/lightdm
+	StandardOutput=syslog
+	Restart=always
+
+	[Install]
+	WantedBy=graphical.target
+	UNIT
+
+  chmod 644 ${D}/etc/systemd/system/lightdm.service
+
+}