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Can KDE function without it, using e.g. lightdm? If so, not a big deal.

> We are not sure where you folks are getting your info, but it is dead wrong.

> FreeBSD users will still be able to boot into Plasma with any other login manager that works on FreeBSD, including SDDM, which is upstream from Plasma anyway.

> Linux users will just have one more option.

> Plasma has no hard systemd dependencies.

cf. https://floss.social/@kde/115933236466022060

Yes. You can also continue to use SDDM.

SDDM will keep working, and KDE maintains a LightDM greeter. You don't even need to use a login manager, most people in the BSD space launch it from the tty

You mean people still log into a virtual terminal and call startx? (blushing emoji)

I mean, if that's the way they like it, that's fine. It feels a bit quaint, though, at least to me. If a graphical desktop is what I want anyway, why not make it automatic? I'm not judging, just trying to understand.

I know a lot of arch users that do that, especially if they just use simple window managers like i3 or window maker. Though, on a wayland system startx doesn't work, each compositor has its own command

Huh. If you go through the hazing of installing arch without that new installation script, it is consistent, I suppose. One thing in favor of this approach, is that it is very straightforward.

Not what I'd choose, but I think that is the beauty of the whole free software movement - one thing you get in utter abundance is choice.

I almost feel like they do it on purpose just to piss off Bryan Lunduke.

It can. For now, at least.

it can yes

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