Quoting Marc Dequènes (2022-04-27 08:19:59) > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Marc Dequènes (Duck) <Duck@DuckCorp.org> > X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > > * Package name : greetd > Version : 0.8.0 > Upstream Author : Kenny Levinsen <kl@kl.wtf> > * URL : https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd > * License : GPL-3 > Programming Lang: Rust > Description : minimal and flexible login manager daemon > > greetd makes no assumptions about what you want to launch. Use gtkgreet > to launch sway if you want a fully graphical session, or use agreety to > launch a shell if you want a drop-in replacement for agetty(8) and > login(1). If you can run it from your shell in a TTY, greetd can start > it. If it can be taught to speak a simple JSON-based IPC protocol, then > it can be a greeter. > > > Most login managers historically assumes X11. The most compatible one is > probably GDM but unless you use GNOME you may wish to have a more > lightweight solution. Lightdm worked well until recently despite not > having Walyland support itself but it is now afflicted by this bug: > https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/6655 > The last release dates 2018 and there is no recent coding activity. > I think greetd's architecture properly decouples authentication and the > login UI and makes for a good replacement for Wayland users. > > I was thinking about maintaining it into the Rust team but I have not > joined yet. This looks quite useful. I'd be happy to co-maintain if you are interested in doing so outside of the Rust team - e.g. using the more loose debian collaboration section at salsa. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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