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# Ly - a TUI display manager
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## Development is now continuing on [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/AnErrupTion/ly), with the [GitHub](https://github.com/fairyglade/ly) repository becoming a mirror. Issues & pull requests on GitHub will be ignored from now on.
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Ly is a lightweight TUI (ncurses-like) display manager for Linux and BSD.
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## Dependencies
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- Compile-time:
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- zig 0.14.0
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- libc
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- pam
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- xcb (optional, required by default; needed for X11 support)
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- Runtime (with default config):
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- xorg
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- xorg-xauth
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- shutdown
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### Debian
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```
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# apt install build-essential libpam0g-dev libxcb-xkb-dev
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```
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### Fedora
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**Warning**: You may encounter issues with SELinux on Fedora.
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It is recommended to add a rule for Ly as it currently does not ship one.
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```
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# dnf install kernel-devel pam-devel libxcb-devel zig
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```
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## Support
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The following desktop environments were tested with success:
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- awesome
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- bspwm
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- budgie
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- cinnamon
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- cosmic
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- deepin
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- dwl
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- dwm
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- enlightenment
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- gnome
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- hyprland
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- i3
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- kde
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- labwc
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- leftwm
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- lxde
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- lxqt
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- mate
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- maxx
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- niri
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- pantheon
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- qtile
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- spectrwm
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- sway
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- windowmaker
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- xfce
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- xmonad
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Ly should work with any X desktop environment, and provides
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basic wayland support (sway works very well, for example).
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## systemd?
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Unlike what you may have heard, Ly does not require `systemd`,
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and was even specifically designed not to depend on `logind`.
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You should be able to make it work easily with a better init,
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changing the source code won't be necessary :)
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## Cloning and Compiling
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Clone the repository
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```
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$ git clone https://codeberg.org/AnErrupTion/ly
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```
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Change the directory to ly
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```
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$ cd ly
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```
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Compile
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```
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$ zig build
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```
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Test in the configured tty (tty2 by default)
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or a terminal emulator (but authentication won't work)
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```
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$ zig build run
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```
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**Important**: Running Ly in a terminal emulator as root is *not* recommended. If you
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want to properly test Ly, please enable its service (as described below) and reboot
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your machine.
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Install Ly for systemd-based systems (the default)
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```
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# zig build installexe
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```
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Enable the service
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```
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# systemctl enable ly.service
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```
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If you need to switch between ttys after Ly's start you also have to
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disable getty on Ly's tty to prevent "login" from spawning on top of it
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```
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# systemctl disable getty@tty2.service
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```
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### OpenRC
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**NOTE 1**: On Gentoo, Ly will disable the `display-manager-init` service in order to run.
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Clone, compile and test.
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Install Ly and the provided OpenRC service
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```
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# zig build installexe -Dinit_system=openrc
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```
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Enable the service
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```
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# rc-update add ly
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```
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You can edit which tty Ly will start on by editing the `tty` option in the configuration file.
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If you choose a tty that already has a login/getty running (has a basic login prompt),
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then you have to disable getty, so it doesn't respawn on top of ly
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```
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# rc-update del agetty.tty2
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```
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**NOTE 2**: To avoid a console spawning on top on Ly, comment out the appropriate line from /etc/inittab (default is 2).
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### runit
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```
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# zig build installexe -Dinit_system=runit
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# ln -s /etc/sv/ly /var/service/
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```
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By default, ly will run on tty2. To change the tty it must be set in `/etc/ly/config.ini`
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You should as well disable your existing display manager service if needed, e.g.:
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```
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# rm /var/service/lxdm
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```
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The agetty service for the tty console where you are running ly should be disabled.
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For instance, if you are running ly on tty2 (that's the default, check your `/etc/ly/config.ini`)
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you should disable the agetty-tty2 service like this:
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```
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# rm /var/service/agetty-tty2
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```
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### s6
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```
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# zig build installexe -Dinit_system=s6
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```
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Then, edit `/etc/s6/config/ttyX.conf` and set `SPAWN="no"`, where X is the TTY ID (e.g. `2`).
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Finally, enable the service:
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```
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# s6-service add default ly-srv
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# s6-db-reload
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# s6-rc -u change ly-srv
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```
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### dinit
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```
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# zig build installexe -Dinit_system=dinit
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# dinitctl enable ly
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```
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In addition to the steps above, you will also have to keep a TTY free within `/etc/dinit.d/config/console.conf`.
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To do that, change `ACTIVE_CONSOLES` so that the tty that ly should use in `/etc/ly/config.ini` is free.
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### Updating
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You can also install Ly without overrding the current configuration file. That's called
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*updating*. To update, simply run:
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```
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# zig build installnoconf
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```
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You can, of course, still select the init system of your choice when using this command.
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## Arch Linux Installation
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You can install ly from the [`[extra]` repos](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/ly/):
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```
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# pacman -S ly
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```
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## Gentoo Installation
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You can install ly from the GURU repository:
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Note: If the package is masked, you may need to unmask it using ~amd64 keyword:
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```bash
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# echo 'x11-misc/ly ~amd64' >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords
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```
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1. Enable the GURU repository:
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```bash
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# eselect repository enable guru
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```
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2. Sync the GURU repository:
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```bash
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# emaint sync -r guru
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```
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3. Install ly from source:
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```bash
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# emerge --ask x11-misc/ly
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```
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## Configuration
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You can find all the configuration in `/etc/ly/config.ini`.
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The file is commented, and includes the default values.
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## Controls
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Use the up and down arrow keys to change the current field, and the
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left and right arrow keys to change the target desktop environment
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while on the desktop field (above the login field).
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## .xinitrc
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If your .xinitrc doesn't work make sure it is executable and includes a shebang.
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This file is supposed to be a shell script! Quoting from xinit's man page:
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> If no specific client program is given on the command line, xinit will look for a file in the user's home directory called .xinitrc to run as a shell script to start up client programs.
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On Arch Linux, the example .xinitrc (/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc) starts like this:
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```
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#!/bin/sh
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```
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## Tips
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- The numlock and capslock state is printed in the top-right corner.
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- Use the F1 and F2 keys to respectively shutdown and reboot.
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- Take a look at your .xsession if X doesn't start, as it can interfere
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(this file is launched with X to configure the display properly).
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## Additional Information
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The name "Ly" is a tribute to the fairy from the game Rayman.
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Ly was tested by oxodao, who is some seriously awesome dude.
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