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In the Linux desktop world, "display manager" has various responsibilities but most people not steeped in system components might call it a "login screen". So t
by bityard 2y ago
In the Linux desktop world, "display manager" has various responsibilities but most people not steeped in system components might call it a "login screen". So this is a terminal-based replacement for GDM, SDDM, etc.
- arghwhat 2y agoThe traditional reasons for a “display manager” are gone as even X now runs as the user as part of their session. They are just login managers now.
- klaussilveira 2y agoThey still do some stuff that otherwise you have to put in your xinitrc. Also, keyring sessions.
- arghwhat 2y agoMost of that (e.g., keyring) is PAM, not the manager itself. The xinitrc thing is for all intents and purposes just a command run before your session binary, and sometimes a few extra env vars. Arguably a bad design (just let that be up to the session binary), it oh well. History is what it is. https://kl.wtf/posts/2022/03/12/login-managers-an-introduction.html#fn:2 https://kl.wtf/posts/2022/03/12/login-managers-an-introducti...