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author | Linus Heckemann <git@sphalerite.org> | 2019-04-10 09:36:20 +0200 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2019-04-10 09:36:20 +0200 |
commit | 4557373d6851bd7aa22d61b9fd98a3a99f225f7d (patch) | |
tree | 3eb369550a74ba35cf7618e40378ddd8a9bb57e4 /nixos/doc/manual | |
parent | 3463e6ad1793516edd7acecba70116c2d59571a2 (diff) | |
parent | 0ce382d86889921989a1888524f59945d595be62 (diff) |
Merge pull request #58858 from worldofpeace/pantheon/lightdm-gtk-greeter
nixos/pantheon: enable lightdm gtk greeter
Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/doc/manual')
-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml | 35 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml index 574206982ae04..e9c6cd7e9acbb 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml @@ -31,33 +31,22 @@ </para> <note> <para> - <varname>services.xserver.desktopManager.pantheon</varname> default - enables lightdm as a display manager and using Pantheon's greeter. + By default, <varname>services.xserver.desktopManager.pantheon</varname> + enables LightDM as a display manager, as pantheon's screen locking + implementation relies on it. </para> <para> - This is because of limitations with the screenlocking implementation, - whereas the screenlocker would be non-functional without it. - </para> - <para> - Because of that it is recommended to retain this precaution, however if - you'd like to change this set: - </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <option>services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable</option> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <option>services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.greeters.pantheon.enable</option> - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para> - to <literal>false</literal> and enable your preferred display manager. + Because of that it is recommended to leave LightDM enabled. If you'd like + to disable it anyway, set + <option>services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable</option> to + <literal>false</literal> and enable your preferred display manager. </para> </note> + <para> + Also note that Pantheon's LightDM greeter is not enabled by default, + because it has numerous issues in NixOS and isn't optimal for use here + yet. + </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> |