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Ly

TUI (ncurses-like) display manager.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Linux
  • BSD
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  • Developed by

    cylgom

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is Ly?

Ly is a lightweight TUI (ncurses-like) display manager for Linux and BSD.

Dependencies

  • a C99 compiler (tested with tcc and gcc)
  • a C standard library
  • make
  • pam
  • xcb
  • xorg
  • xorg-xauth
  • mcookie
  • tput
  • shutdown

Support

The following desktop environments were tested with success

  • budgie
  • cinnamon
  • deepin
  • enlightenment
  • gnome
  • i3
  • kde
  • sonicde
  • lxde
  • lxqt
  • mate
  • sway
  • xfce
  • pantheon

Ly should work with any X desktop environment, and provides basic wayland support (sway works very well, for example).