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This is a combination of getty, login, and xinit for use on Linux
console. While it is possible to use those directly, a single executable
is simpler and can do a few extra things to require less typing during
login.
Features:
- A curses-based login prompt. A nice thing to have for those of use who
do not want to use xdm but find getty a little bare.
- Remembers last login name so you don't have to type it every time. In
the login dialog press tab, up, or down, to cycle through available
usernames. Very convenient on a family PC where security is not tight.
- Will launch X if you have ~/.xinitrc or your login shell otherwise. If
X fails to start, loginx falls back to the plain shell.
Installation:
./configure && make install
Use it like you would getty. The command is "loginx tty1", and you'd add
it to inittab, somewhere in rc.d, in a copy of systemd's getty@.service,
or whatever correct location your distribution's init system requires.
make install will by default install loginx@.service to the systemd
system directory. Enable with "systemctl enable loginx@tty1". You may
need to disable getty and display manager first.
Also, you'll need a valid PAM configuration file. make install will
install one that ought to work. If not, copy /etc/pam.d/login to
/etc/pam.d/loginx.