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dr_iian

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Lightdm or Slimdm?

Because instead of using lightdm do not use slimdm? It's just a very curious question.

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From: Edrychwch o'ch cwmpas

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

Because instead of using lightdm do not use slimdm? It's just a very curious question.

Because:

Warning: The SliM project has been abandoned (the project homepage is down, leaving a github mirror), and is not fully compatible with systemd, including logind sessions. Consider using a different Display manager or Xinitrc.

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dr_iian

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

Ohhh )":  ....

thanks for answering

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From: Edrychwch o'ch cwmpas

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

You're welcome 

Indeed, sadly, Slim DM development has stopped ... I liked it too ... and few people here, too.

But, now I prefer console login, and then 'startx' as a way to start the i3 WM (no DM!). I don't know should I call it the evolution or minimalism or masochism     

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dr_iian

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

xD

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paxmark1

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

And another option is sddm.  They should be ready for Wayland when it does come. 

https://github.com/sddm/sddm
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SDDM

It is not just for kde, lxqt uses it.  Lightdm is noticeably faster than sddm however in an old atom or old "Bobcat."

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

And another option is sddm

Not in Debian jessie:

https://packages.debian.org/search?keyw … ection=all

Anyway, isn't that Qt-based?

I think we're sticking with GTK, for better or for worse...

EDIT: also, I've just installed Plasma on my new Arch box and I much prefer GDM as the display manager ]:D

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

You mean KDM, or are you mixing GNOME and KDE?

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

But, now I prefer console login, and then 'startx' as a way to start the i3 WM (no DM!). I don't know should I call it the evolution or minimalism or masochism     

How about, common sense 8)

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

mixing GNOME and KDE

^ This.

I seem to remember having problems with sddm back when Plasma was released and I just prefer GDM anyway — the GNOME screenlocker bugs out if any other display manager is used...

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From: Edrychwch o'ch cwmpas

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

But, now I prefer console login, and then 'startx' as a way to start the i3 WM (no DM!). I don't know should I call it the evolution or minimalism or masochism     

How about, common sense 8)

Well, I don't know about 'common', but it certainly make 'sense' ... at least to me 

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

EDIT: also, I've just installed Plasma on my new Arch box and I much prefer GDM as the display manager

I also remember with plasma5 and sddm only problems.
That is why I have the lightdm everywhere (arch-linux; mageia6).   

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Re: Lightdm or Slimdm?

Yeah, sddm is not in jessie, but will be in stretch.  General Linux section so I posted.  Yeah, sddm had  some definite bugs, but is coming along quite well in that regard.  It is getting stable. 

Qt is a basic part of many things.  I have not heard of any problems with calibre or sigil not playing nice with gtk2 or 3.  Those are two other programs coming to Stretch that I have used for years.   And for the things Qt that are useful for the basis of a desktop environment, kf5 tier one is pure Qt, no kde.    It is the higher tier numbers  of "kf"that involve plasma. To be blunt, it was about a decade ago that I abandoned KDE due to a bug that resurfaced in neepomuk maybe a year ago, and I have not looked back. 

I have not tried GDM.  But I believe that like sddm it is working hard on wayland support for down the road.  From what I have read lightdm and openbox have a ways to go for wayland support.  sddm and xfwm4 are being designed to work with wayland and to be agnostic to DE's.