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# Ly - a TUI display manager # Ly Display Manager (ly) - a TUI display manager
![Ly screenshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5473047/88958888-65efbf80-d2a1-11ea-8ae5-3f263bce9cce.png "Ly screenshot") ![Ly screenshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5473047/88958888-65efbf80-d2a1-11ea-8ae5-3f263bce9cce.png "Ly Display Manager")
Ly is a lightweight TUI (ncurses-like) display manager for Linux and BSD. Ly Display Manager (ly for short) is a maintained fork of Ly with bug fixes and patches. Ly is a lightweight TUI (Text-based User Interface) display manager for Linux and BSD.
## Dependencies ## Dependencies
- a C99 compiler (tested with tcc and gcc) - a C99 compiler (tested with tcc and gcc)
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- tput - tput
- shutdown - shutdown
On Debian-based distros running `apt install build-essential libpam0g-dev libxcb-xkb-dev` as root should install all the dependencies for you. On Debian-based distros running `$ apt install build-essential libpam0g-dev libxcb-xkb-dev` as root should install all the dependencies for you.
For Fedora try running `dnf install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel pam-devel libxcb-devel` For Fedora try running `$ dnf install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel pam-devel libxcb-devel`
## Support ## Support
The following desktop environments were tested with success The following desktop environments were tested with success
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## Cloning and Compiling ## Cloning and Compiling
Clone the repository Clone the repository
``` ```
$ git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/fairyglade/ly $ git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/gnsbriellh/ly-display-manager.git
``` ```
Change the directory to ly Change the directory to ly-display-manager
``` ```
$ cd ly $ cd ly-display-manager
``` ```
Compile Compile
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Install Ly and the provided systemd service file Install Ly and the provided systemd service file
``` ```
# make install installsystemd $ make install installsystemd
``` ```
Enable the service Enable the service
``` ```
# systemctl enable ly.service $ systemctl enable ly.service
``` ```
If you need to switch between ttys after Ly's start you also have to If you need to switch between ttys after Ly's start you also have to
disable getty on Ly's tty to prevent "login" from spawning on top of it disable getty on Ly's tty to prevent "login" from spawning on top of it
``` ```
# systemctl disable getty@tty2.service $ systemctl disable getty@tty2.service
``` ```
### OpenRC ### OpenRC
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Install Ly and the provided OpenRC service Install Ly and the provided OpenRC service
``` ```
# make install installopenrc $ make install installopenrc
``` ```
Enable the service Enable the service
``` ```
# rc-update add ly $ rc-update add ly
``` ```
You can edit which tty Ly will start on by editing the `tty` option in the configuration file. You can edit which tty Ly will start on by editing the `tty` option in the configuration file.
If you choose a tty that already has a login/getty running (has a basic login prompt), then you have to disable the getty so it doesn't respawn on top of ly If you choose a tty that already has a login/getty running (has a basic login prompt), then you have to disable the getty so it doesn't respawn on top of ly
``` ```
# rc-update del agetty.tty2 $ rc-update del agetty.tty2
``` ```
### runit ### runit
``` ```
$ make $ make
# make install installrunit $ make install installrunit
# ln -s /etc/sv/ly /var/service/ $ ln -s /etc/sv/ly /var/service/
``` ```
Disable your existing display manager service if need be e.g.: Disable your existing display manager service if need be e.g.:
``` ```
# rm /var/service/lxdm $ rm /var/service/lxdm
``` ```
If you are running on `tty2` (check your `/etc/ly/config.ini`) you can disable e.g. `agetty` running there: If you are running on `tty2` (check your `/etc/ly/config.ini`) you can disable e.g. `agetty` running there:
``` ```
# rm /var/service/agetty-tty2 $ rm /var/service/agetty-tty2
``` ```
## Arch Linux Installation ## Arch Linux
You can install ly from the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ly), using yay for example: Clone, compile and test.
### Dependencies
- make (include in "base-devel" -> RECOMMENDED)
### Installation
Clone the repository
``` ```
$ yay -S ly $ git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/gnsbriellh/ly-display-manager.git ;
```
Change the directory to ly-display-manager
```
$ cd ly-display-manager ;
```
Compile
```
$ make ;
```
Test in the configured tty (tty2 by default)
or a terminal emulator (but desktop environments won't start)
```
$ make run ;
```
Install Ly and the provided systemd service file
```
$ make install installsystemd ;
```
Enable the service
```
$ systemctl enable ly.service ;
```
If you need to switch between ttys after Ly's start you also have to
disable getty on Ly's tty to prevent "login" from spawning on top of it
```
$ systemctl disable getty@tty2.service ´
``` ```
## Configuration ## Configuration