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A Roadmap for a modern Plasma Login Manager
Quoting: # A Roadmap for a modern Plasma Login Manager – David Edmundson's Web Log —
Plasma's login experience is an area that we know requires some improvement — it works OK in the basic case, but it's very barebones and doesn't handle anything beyond that.
As a complete desktop experience, it's our job to provide support for the edge cases too.
Linuxiac:
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KDE Proposes New Plasma Login Manager to Replace SDDM
Several years ago, KDE retired its bespoke display manager (KDM) in favor of SDDM. However, despite the community’s best efforts, SDDM’s architecture made it challenging to incorporate everything from advanced power management to specialized input methods. So, now looks like it is entering its final chapter, too.
Why do I say that? A bit surprising, KDE developer David Edmundson unveiled a proposal to overhaul Plasma’s login manager. The main goal is to address limitations in the existing SDDM while creating a more seamless and cohesive login experience for users.
As you know, currently, SDDM has been the go-to display manager for Plasma, offering a modern, QML-based approach. However, according to developers, because it is meant to be desktop-agnostic, it poses certain challenges for deeper integration with KDE’s Plasma features.
LWN:
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Edmundson: a modern Plasma Login Manager
KDE contributor David Edmundson has published a blog post about improving KDE Plasma's login experience by replacing SDDM with a new Plasma Login Manager.
It's worth stressing nothing is official or set in stone yet, whilst it has come up in previous Plasma online meetings and in the 2023 Akademy. I'm posting this whilst starting a more official discussion on the plasma-devel mailing list.