On 2024-01-28 01:17, -pj wrote:
user@localhost:~> systemctl status sddm.service ○ sddm.service - Simple Desktop Display Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/sddm.service; disabled; preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:sddm(1) man:sddm.conf(5) user@localhost:~>
How did SDDM become disabled? Could this be the source of the problem?
Do *not* enable this service, or sddm will be started every time the computer boots. This is not the behaviour you want with a graphical login manager. Since the service is disabled, it can only be started manually. This is done in graphical.target, which is called only when you are booting into graphical desktop (formerly called runlevel 5). I am going to go out on a limb here, and guess that the service is currently inactive because you are now logged in.