Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabr...@das-netzwerkteam.de>
* Package name : lightdm-autologin-greeter Version : 1.0 Upstream Author : Enrico Zini <enr...@debian.org> * URL : https://github.com/spanezz/lightdm-autologin-greeter * License : Expat Programming Lang: Python Description : autologin greeter for lightdm Minimal autologin greeter for lightdm that has the same autologin behaviour as nodm, but being based on lightdm it stays on top of modern display manager requirements. . The difference between lightdm's built-in autologin and this greeter, are the behaviour in case of 0-seconds autologin delay: when lightdm autologs in with no delay, upon logout it will show the login window again. The intent is that if the default user logged out, they probably intend to log in again as a different user. . When managing a kiosk-like setups, if the X session quits then the desired behaviour is to just start it again. . Lightdm with an autologin timeout of 1 or more seconds would work as I need it, but one sees the login dialog window appear and disappear on screen at each system startup. While it is functional, on a kiosk setup it looks estetically unprofessional to my taste. . With this greeter, the X session starts right away, and is restarted if it quits, without any flicker of a login dialog box. . If one is not setting up a kiosk-like setup, it's very likely that the default autologin behaviour of lightdm is the way to go, and that this greeter is not needed. . This package will be maintained under the umbrella of the Debian Edu Packaging Team, contributions from others are welcome.
