screen goes off with gdm3
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prabhjot drake 
I'm using Linux Mint 19. When I start computer screen goes off when password is asked. I have reinstalled gdm3  but it didn't worked. After installing wdm computer screen donesn't hang or go off. But I want to keep gdm. I need your help. Shukariya.
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Jack Douglas 
Try using a different display manager — LightDM [is the default](https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=286386) for Cinnamon, and you may also have some joy with mdm, according to [this thread](https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=261704):

```
sudo apt-get install mdm  
sudo dpkg-reconfigure mdm
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