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Tionisla
Tionisla
@Tionisla@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Seems KDE's new login/session manager which is supposed to replace sddm dropped FreeBSD support and will be systemd only.

I could rant about this being a typical techbro linux move (and about fedora, as far I can see in this case) or ask on the kde discuss what's the real deal, but I am tired of this, so tired...
It is sending exactly the wrong message to other OS ports and it's why I left the GNU/Linux world. Move fast, break things...

*sigh* Ok, I should start worrying about plasma6's general direction now and slowly looking for another DE here on FreeBSD. It's not worth the struggle.

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-login-manager/-/commit/e78f33aefd6512b542af21c3542516f38cbf678d

#kde #sddm #plasma6 #freebsd #openbsd #linux

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Pierre-Alain TORET
Pierre-Alain TORET
@daftaupe@snac.toret.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Isn't it weird when KDE is the DE chosen to be part of the installer ?
https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/blob/main/monthly-updates/2025-06.md#kde-desktop-installer-option

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Graham Perrin
Graham Perrin
@grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@daftaupe the choice is not at all weird, it's explained in the information that the FreeBSD Foundation has made available.

#FreeBSD #KDE #Plasma

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Pierre-Alain TORET
Pierre-Alain TORET
@daftaupe@snac.toret.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Well, I haven't found so much explanations except for the page I linked. I don't question the choice of KDE, just the fact that KDE which has been chosen to appear in the installer is removing FreeBSD support in a commit in its login manager. Especially when the commit message is "We rely on systemd/logind, so FreeBSD is not supported".

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