Re: SDDM configuration details
On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 3:15 AM Geoff <unit735@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> Sedat Dilek wrote:
> > 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-
> >
> >
>
> Experimental sddm is qt6, try installing with aptitude rather than apt.
>
> $ apt-cache policy sddm
> sddm:
> Installed: 0.21.0-3
> Candidate: 0.21.0-3
> Version table:
> *** 0.21.0-3 600
> 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian experimental/main amd64 Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> aptitude show sddm | grep Depends
> Depends: adduser, qml6-module-qtqml, qml6-module-qtqml-base, qml6-module-qtqml-models, qml6-module-qtqml-workerscript, qml6-module-qtquick, x11-common, xauth, xkb-data, xserver-xorg | xserver, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libqt6core6t64 (>= 6.6.0), libqt6dbus6 (>= 6.4.0), libqt6gui6 (>= 6.1.2), libqt6network6 (>= 6.1.2), libqt6qml6 (>= 6.6.0), libqt6quick6 (>= 6.6.0), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1), libsystemd0, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1
>
OK, it is QT-6 based but does here:
root# LC_ALL=C apt-get install -t experimental sddm -s
...
76 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 117 to remove and 184 not upgraded.
-sed@-
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