Hi, I use mate and openbox in TW, and thought I'd have a look at KDE. So I installed KDE as described here: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_install However, my display manager, lightdm, has now been replaced by KDE's display manager, SDDM I believe, with which I can only log into KDE. So I'm stuck with KDE! In YaST's sysconfig editor, Desktop > Display manager, everything is greyed out. In /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, if I add 'DISPLAYMANAGER=lightdm', it has no effect. So how could I still log into a window manager other than KDE?
Siard composed on 2022-10-09 22:26 (UTC+0200):
I use mate and openbox in TW, and thought I'd have a look at KDE. So I installed KDE as described here: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_install However, my display manager, lightdm, has now been replaced by KDE's display manager, SDDM I believe, with which I can only log into KDE. So I'm stuck with KDE!
In YaST's sysconfig editor, Desktop > Display manager, everything is greyed out. In /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, if I add 'DISPLAYMANAGER=lightdm', it has no effect. So how could I still log into a window manager other than KDE?
SDDM does have a login manager option to select session type. You won't see it in SDDM any more than you would in LightDM if you have automatic login configured. In that case, you need to log out without rebooting to reach the login greeter and select another session type. You can also switch back to LightDM: update-alternatives --config default-displaymanager Or just uninstall sddm. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 16:45 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
Siard composed on 2022-10-09 22:26 (UTC+0200):
I use mate and openbox in TW, and thought I'd have a look at KDE. So I installed KDE as described here: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_install However, my display manager, lightdm, has now been replaced by KDE's display manager, SDDM I believe, with which I can only log into KDE. So I'm stuck with KDE!
In YaST's sysconfig editor, Desktop > Display manager, everything is greyed out. In /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, if I add 'DISPLAYMANAGER=lightdm', it has no effect. So how could I still log into a window manager other than KDE?
SDDM does have a login manager option to select session type. You won't see it in SDDM any more than you would in LightDM if you have automatic login configured. In that case, you need to log out without rebooting to reach the login greeter and select another session type.
You can also switch back to LightDM:
update-alternatives --config default-displaymanager
Or just uninstall sddm.
Not sure what you mean by 'login greeter'. If I log out without rebooting, there's SDDM again. However, I managed to get back to 'normal' with update-alternatives. Many thanks.
On 2022-10-09 23:10, Siard wrote:
On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 16:45 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
Siard composed on 2022-10-09 22:26 (UTC+0200):
In YaST's sysconfig editor, Desktop > Display manager, everything is greyed out.
YaST is getting obsolete... :-(
In /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, if I add 'DISPLAYMANAGER=lightdm', it has no effect. So how could I still log into a window manager other than KDE?
SDDM does have a login manager option to select session type. You won't see it in SDDM any more than you would in LightDM if you have automatic login configured. In that case, you need to log out without rebooting to reach the login greeter and select another session type.
You can also switch back to LightDM:
update-alternatives --config default-displaymanager
Or just uninstall sddm.
Not sure what you mean by 'login greeter'. If I log out without rebooting, there's SDDM again.
That's the 'login greeter' :-)
However, I managed to get back to 'normal' with update-alternatives. Many thanks.
-- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.3 x86_64 at Telcontar)
Siard composed on 2022-10-09 23:10 (UTC+0200):
On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 16:45 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
SDDM does have a login manager option to select session type. You won't see it in SDDM any more than you would in LightDM if you have automatic login configured. In that case, you need to log out without rebooting to reach the login greeter and select another session type. ... Not sure what you mean by 'login greeter'.
SDDM, GDM, LightDM, etc. serve two purposes as display managers: 1-start/run GUI (block out vtty framebuffer) 2-provide GUI login service Login greeter is #2, as opposed to #1. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
Am 09.10.22 um 22:26 schrieb Siard:
Hi,
I use mate and openbox in TW, and thought I'd have a look at KDE. So I installed KDE as described here: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_install However, my display manager, lightdm, has now been replaced by KDE's display manager, SDDM I believe, with which I can only log into KDE. So I'm stuck with KDE!
In YaST's sysconfig editor, Desktop > Display manager, everything is greyed out. In /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, if I add 'DISPLAYMANAGER=lightdm', it has no effect. So how could I still log into a window manager other than KDE?
Usually there is on the login-screen, at the bottom an option for the window manager. I use KDE and could select: Plasma (Wayland) IceWM Plasma (X11) I occasionally had xfce installed an would have this option, too.
On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 22:50 +0200, Peter McD wrote:
Am 09.10.22 um 22:26 schrieb Siard:
Hi,
I use mate and openbox in TW, and thought I'd have a look at KDE. So I installed KDE as described here: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_install However, my display manager, lightdm, has now been replaced by KDE's display manager, SDDM I believe, with which I can only log into KDE. So I'm stuck with KDE!
In YaST's sysconfig editor, Desktop > Display manager, everything is greyed out. In /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, if I add 'DISPLAYMANAGER=lightdm', it has no effect. So how could I still log into a window manager other than KDE?
Usually there is on the login-screen, at the bottom an option for the window manager.
I use KDE and could select:
Plasma (Wayland) IceWM Plasma (X11)
I occasionally had xfce installed an would have this option, too.
I had automatic login configured. As Felix Miata noticed, that must be the reason why I did not see it in SDDM.
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