@@ -39,43 +39,28 @@ Every desktop session can be started with a display manager, or it can be
3939started manually. Using a display manager is recommended, especially with
4040something like GNOME where it facilitates lock screen integration.
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42- ### GDM
42+ ### GDM and SDDM
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44- When using GNOME, it is pulled in by default. Otherwise, you can install it:
44+ GNOME installations will by default pull in GDM and it is recommended that
45+ you use it for GNOME (as certain desktop functionality depends on it, e.g.
46+ lockscreen) while SDDM is the default for KDE.
47+
48+ Both can be used for others. When not already pulled in with your desktop,
49+ you can install the one of your choice:
4550
4651```
4752# apk add gdm
53+ # apk add sddm
4854```
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50- Typically, all you need to do after that is enable the service:
56+ After that, you need to enable the service. The service has the same name.
57+ So for example, to start GDM on every boot:
5158
5259```
5360# dinitctl enable gdm
5461```
5562
56- That will make it start on every boot. If you want to run it just
57- once, you can also do:
58-
59- ```
60- # dinitctl start gdm
61- ```
62-
63- After that, you only need to log in.
64-
65- #### GDM with Xorg
66-
67- Normally, GDM will default to Wayland. There are some specific cases
68- where Wayland is disabled, most of them not relevant to Chimera, but
69- e.g. when missing modesetting.
70-
71- Other people may want to disable Wayland manually for other reasons.
72-
73- To force-disable Wayland in GDM, edit the ` /etc/gdm/custom.conf ` file
74- and uncomment the ` WaylandEnable=false ` line.
75-
76- Note that this will not make GDM with Xorg work right away, as Chimera's
77- Xorg setup is unprivileged and the X server started by GDM will not be
78- allowed to switch VTs, see [ Xorg] ( /docs/configuration/xorg ) .
63+ Use ` dinitctl start ` to run it manually just once.
7964
8065## GNOME
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