Questions tagged [sddm]
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SDDM on across one giant screen
I wish to have SDDM stretch all 3 of my monitors. This way, I can have one giant art background across three monitors with the login options in the middle monitor.The code I have in the Xsetup is
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Running X11 session from SDDM on Wayland
I'd like to open a new X11 user session from SDDM on Wayland.
Default SDDM behavior is to run on X11. Thus, it starts X11 server first, then it can successfully start a session first for itself, and ...
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How to make the superuser appear in the SDDM user list?
I'd like to be able to log in as the superuser via SDDM without having to manually enter its username. I'd consequently like to have it appear amongst users (created via KDE Plasma 6's kcm_users).
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SDDM PreSession
Need to run the script in SDDM after initializing the user session with sudo rights and use the $USER variable of the logged-in user in it.
GDM has PreSession and PostLogin
https://www.jirka.org/gdm-...
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SDDM freeze when switching users on Debian fresh install
I have an issue with sessions switching in Debian/KDE plasma (problem with SDDM I think?).
I've been using Ubuntu for years but I don't know much about the details of how Linux works.
I installed ...
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How to change the timeout between incorrect password attempts in SDDM?
When entering a password, either in terminal or on login screen (in my case SDDM), the default timeout between incorrect attempts is around 2 or 3 seconds. I want to change it to something lower as I ...
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Debian12 with KDE5: How to make Wayland the default?
I thought it was enough to Log Out then in the upper left of the lockscreen clicking the dropdown to change it from "Plasma (X11)" to "Plasma (Wayland)" would be enough but ...
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How do I Get My Fingerprint Sensor to work with SDDM Login in NixOS (Plasma 6)
My fingerprint sensor works fine, in fact it works quite well except when it comes to SDDM. I use fprintd and systemd.
I have looked online for solutions, one involved changing some code in a systemd ...
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Disable Xorg session in sddm
I have an issue with Xorg where if I disconnect my external display (AMD/Nvidia laptop), sddm logs me out completely so I lose all my work. I've hence switched to Wayland with which the problem doesn'...
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Radeon card on computer may is defect after current problems. How to check? sddm not start, card detected but no vram
Radeon card on computer may is defect after current problems. How to check? sddm not start, card detected but no vram
My raddeon sapphire has 3 fans. These fans were only turning when had gpu loads to ...
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sddm won't let me login to Plasma
I have the problem where sddm won't let me login to my box, it just throws me back to the password entry screen. When I change to a shell with Ctrl-Alt-F2 and login, it tells me user change directory ...
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For the SDDM login screen, how do I change the behavior when my laptop lid is closed?
I have Fedora KDE 37 installed on my laptop. I use NoMachine to connect to the laptop remotely from my Windows 10 desktop, so I typically leave the lid closed. I was able to configure my normal ...
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Running Openbox and MATE in parallel with KDE causes freezing on Debian
I am running Parrot OS (Debian) with KDE as the default desktop environment and SDDM as the display manager. I want to run Openbox and MATE desktop environments parallel to KDE on different virtual ...
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How do I change the avatar of a user in SDDM & KDE Plasma 5?
I’m using simple desktop display manager (SDDM) & KDE Plasma 5. How do I configure the avatar picture of a non-root user, through commands (so that I can automate it)? How do I do the above in a ...
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sddm wrong touch coordinates on steam deck and garbled content on connecting second monitor
I'm trying to set up a Debian-soon-to-be-known-as-Bookworm (aka "testing", at the time of this writing) system on a steam deck, using KDE plasma as desktop environment and sddm as login ...
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