Re: SDDM configuration details

[Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 1:21 AM Geoff <unit735@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > Martin Steigerwald - 12.10.24, 11:40:30 MESZ:
> >> Martin Steigerwald - 12.10.24, 11:25:28 MESZ:
> >>> So there are two different mechanism for theme selection. The
> >>> alternatives system: update-alternatives --config sddm-debian-theme
> >>> and
> >>> Systemsettings. This is confusing.
> >>
> >> None of them work.
> >
> > Ah, it might be Qt 6 based versus Qt 5 based theme.
> >
> > sddm from experimental is Qt 6 based.
> >
> > I upgraded another device to Plasam 6.2.0. And interestingly it works
> > nicely enough with sddm from unstable. And there maldives theme works just
> > fine.
> >
> > Best,
>
> Yeah good point, upgraded sddm to exp also and it has themes again, thanks.
>

It is the other way around: sddm/experimental is QT-5 NOT QT-6 based.

Simulating an installation of sddm/experimental REMOVES here
KDE/Plasma v6.2.0 and 100s of other packages.

-Sedat-