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steveyang137

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Registered: 2021-07-17

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[SOLVED] SDDM not working after installing cutefish de

I just installed cutefish de on archlinux (https://bbs.cutefishos.com/d/121-archlinuxcutefishos/3), and then restarted the system. As a result, the sddm theme changed, and after I entered the password, it showed Login failed. I used kde before, but now neither kde nor cutefish de can be used.

Any suggestions? I don’t know how to check the log, so I can’t post the log here.So sorry.

Last edited by steveyang137 (2021-09-20 15:50:16)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] SDDM not working after installing cutefish de

Just running a random make compile from a external software source that even looks like it will replace a few core things is almost certain to run you into all sorts of trouble I highly suggest you think that over. Most/all of these are in the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=0 … _Search=Go

Just from what we know so far I suggest you make sure that the keyboard settings in SDDM are set up properly for your keyboard layout.

As for checking the logs, switch to a tty and post

sudo journalctl -b

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

Last edited by V1del (2021-09-19 15:40:58)

steveyang137

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Registered: 2021-07-17

Posts: 7

Re: [SOLVED] SDDM not working after installing cutefish de

Thank you very much, I have solved it.
The problem lies in the sddm theme of cutefish de. It automatically changes the sddm theme to its own during the installation process. I edited /etc/sddm.conf, changed the theme to the theme I used before, and it worked.

p.s. Don't try to install cutefish de in the way I use on Arch Linux that already has kde, it will destroy your previous configuration.