Transition to LightDM

Super-Nathan · 2012-12-10 08:50:04

I would really like to see a transition towards LightDM. I realize SLiM is super low on resources, and while I havn't seen a side by side comparison, I can't imagine that LightDM is much worse.

Pros:
LightDM is MUCH better equipped to help users that desire multiple window managers.

LightDM Can use multiple greeters, even if we as a community wanted our own custom greeter.

LightDM is easy to configure from the user point of view (example: auto-login)

Cons:
SLiM is already in place and configured.

The current SliM config looks much better than the default lighdm-gtk-greeter

If nobody ever logged in with a different WM/DE than Openbox, then SLiM would be the obvious best choice. Considering that myself and several others desire to have and use multiple WM/DE depending on the situation (example: home=openbox; work=i3wm) Then I think a transition to LightDM might be in order.

As of now it is rather ugly under default configs. I have been putting 99% of my spare time into PiBang (1% to minecraft, I need something to do while stuff compiles). As soon as I see a lull I would be happy to work on a better greeter situation, but I by no means wan't to do work that the community does not want to adopt and that will never be integrated in #!.

I would love to hear some other people chime in on this!

fratermus · 2012-12-10 10:21:25

One of the first things I do on #! boxes is load LightDM.

If you do work please do share it. I have half-heartedly looked at how to get it running multi-users and multi-WM elegantly, but it's a lower priority for me at the moment. Would love to read what you're doing.

VastOne · 2012-12-10 11:44:50

I am all in for LightDM as the default DM. It is also still being developed, another pro.

stolid · 2012-12-10 18:06:00

I wouldn't mind LightDM as the default as well.

cchhrriiss121212 · 2012-12-12 12:14:19

I'd also vote for lightDM over SliM.

Anaconda · 2012-12-12 18:32:44

Yet another vote for lightDM here.
I'm using it on my dual WM Wheezy box because "it just works".

bigbenaugust · 2012-12-12 19:17:49

What, y'all don't like writing your own .xsession files? devil

Ozitraveller · 2012-12-12 19:57:08

Count me in too! wink

dura · 2012-12-12 20:23:58

Count me out. I like a raw login, no manager, but would prefer SLiM.

Last edited by dura (2012-12-12 20:24:28)

ew · 2013-01-02 15:44:51

I guess you can count me in too, even though I find it quite easy to replace slim with lightdm:)

R3nCi · 2013-01-05 17:36:25

dura wrote:

Count me out. I like a raw login, no manager, but would prefer SLiM.

I am aware that this is slightly off-topic, but is there any chance that you could write a tutorial of sorts on how exactly you set up your raw-login? I accomplished something similar by removing gdm (or was it xdm? something like that) and then just startx'ing my way into Openbox whenever I boot my laptop, but I think that is probably not quite the right way to have done things.

joek · 2013-01-05 21:04:34

R3nCi: that's pretty much exactly how I've done it. I'm not aware of a 'more correct' way to do it than that...

R3nCi · 2013-01-06 00:55:53

joek wrote:

R3nCi: that's pretty much exactly how I've done it. I'm not aware of a 'more correct' way to do it than that...

Ah. I see. Thanks! smile

ew · 2013-01-07 00:28:03

R3nCi wrote:

dura wrote:
Count me out. I like a raw login, no manager, but would prefer SLiM.
I am aware that this is slightly off-topic, but is there any chance that you could write a tutorial of sorts on how exactly you set up your raw-login? I accomplished something similar by removing gdm (or was it xdm? something like that) and then just startx'ing my way into Openbox whenever I boot my laptop, but I think that is probably not quite the right way to have done things.

Then you should try linuxbbq, there is no bloat like a login manager. Just type startx and click enter. That`s a nice way to launch openbox, but for us who like to bloat our installs with lxde, xfce, gnome and other sessions, then lightdm is doing a nice job keeping track of everything, and we don`t need to configure anything to add new sessions. It`s simple, and there are a lot of other areas that are way more fun to configure.

OK. I`ll admit it. I can`t write those session files. It`s beyond my skill level at the moment:)

VastOne · 2013-01-07 01:03:13

Is it my understanding now that anything that is not in linuxbbq will forever be labeled as bloat now?

Sounds rather trollish to me

incogn1to · 2013-01-07 04:55:25

Slim just works and it has pretty simple configs. Do we really need anything else?

machinebacon · 2013-01-07 06:48:01

@ew: sorry, but that not true. The login manager "there" is LightDM

@VastOne: relax.

Edit: he doesn't relax.

Edit #2: PM now says it was meant as a joke. A bag of laughs.

Moderator Edit - Shared PM removed

Last edited by machinebacon (2013-01-07 07:38:17)

VastOne · 2013-01-07 07:43:01

Since when is it all right to share a Private Message with the entire Forum?

Hijacked thread now

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