QtGreet

https://marcusbritanicus.gitlab.io/QtGreet/

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QtGreet is a cross-desktop graphical display manager for Linux built using Qt5 with support for...

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### Build QtGreet and greetd

Source: https://marcusbritanicus.gitlab.io/QtGreet/install

Prepare and build the project using the setup script.

```bash
./setup.py prepare && ./setup.py build
```

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### Install the project

Source: https://marcusbritanicus.gitlab.io/QtGreet/install

Install the built project to the system with root privileges.

```bash
sudo ./setup.py install
```

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### Run post-installation script

Source: https://marcusbritanicus.gitlab.io/QtGreet/install

Execute the post-installation script to create the greeter user and set necessary file permissions.

```bash
sudo sh ./scripts/postinst
```

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### Enter the QtGreet directory

Source: https://marcusbritanicus.gitlab.io/QtGreet/install

Navigate into the newly cloned project folder.

```bash
cd QtGreet
```

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### Build QtGreet without greetd

Source: https://marcusbritanicus.gitlab.io/QtGreet/install

Use the --no-greetd switch to build the project while excluding greetd.

```bash
./setup.py prepare --no-greetd && ./setup.py build --no-greetd
```

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### Clone QtGreet source code

Source: https://marcusbritanicus.gitlab.io/QtGreet/install

Clone the stable branch of the QtGreet repository from GitLab.

```bash
git clone --single-branch -b stable https://gitlab.com/marcusbritanicus/QtGreet.git
```

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