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<td><h1>loginx</h1></td>
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Username: <b>root</b><br/>
Password: <b>************</b>
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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:
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<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Will launch X if you have <tt>~/.xinitrc</tt> or your login shell
otherwise. If X fails to start, loginx falls back to the plain shell.</li>
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Download: <a href="https://github.com/msharov/loginx/releases/latest">
https://github.com/msharov/loginx/releases/latest
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Installation: <tt>./configure && make install</tt>
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Use it like you would getty. The command is <tt>loginx tty1</tt>,
and you'd add it to inittab, somewhere in rc.d, in a copy of systemd's
<tt>getty@.service</tt>, or whatever correct location your distribution's
init system requires.
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make install will by default install loginx@.service to the systemd
system directory. Enable with <tt>systemctl enable loginx@tty1</tt>. You may
need to disable getty and display manager first.
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Also, you'll need a valid PAM configuration file. make install will
install one that ought to work. If not, copy <tt>/etc/pam.d/login</tt> to
<tt>/etc/pam.d/loginx</tt>.
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