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Fix documentation wrt greeter

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Maximilian Friedersdorff 2025-05-22 10:20:35 +01:00
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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Managed with [chezmoi](https://www.chezmoi.io)
I use greetd with gtkgreet as the greeter/login manager. Because this is I use greetd with gtkgreet as the greeter/login manager. Because this is
installed and configured as a system level service, its configuration cannot installed and configured as a system level service, its configuration cannot
be managed by chezmoi. Thankfully, when using cage, it's as straightforward be managed by chezmoi. Thankfully, when using cage, it's as straightforward
as using the following configuration file: as using the following configuration file (at `/etc/greetd/config.toml`):
```toml ```toml
[terminal] [terminal]
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ vt = 1
# `agreety` is the bundled agetty/login-lookalike. You can replace `/bin/sh` # `agreety` is the bundled agetty/login-lookalike. You can replace `/bin/sh`
# with whatever you want started, such as `sway`. # with whatever you want started, such as `sway`.
command = "GTK_THEME='Adwaita:dark' cage -s -- gtkgreet --background /usr/share/backgrounds/archlinux/wild.png --layer-shell" command = "/etc/greetd/greeter"
# The user to run the command as. The privileges this user must have depends # The user to run the command as. The privileges this user must have depends
# on the greeter. A graphical greeter may for example require the user to be # on the greeter. A graphical greeter may for example require the user to be
@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ command = "GTK_THEME='Adwaita:dark' cage -s -- gtkgreet --background /usr/share/
user = "greeter" user = "greeter"
``` ```
And putting the greeter script at `/etc/greetd/greeter`:
```bash
#!/bin/sh
GTK_THEME="Adwaita:dark" exec cage -s -- \
gtkgreet \
--background /usr/share/backgrounds/archlinux/wild.png \
--layer-shell
```
This only requires installing greetd, gtkgreet, cage and the archlinux This only requires installing greetd, gtkgreet, cage and the archlinux
backgrounds packages. Unlike the setup with sway, this doesn't require backgrounds packages. Unlike the setup with sway, this doesn't require
a loose formation of configuration files. a loose formation of configuration files.