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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Handsome Jack   
   Re: Surface notebook   
   29 Dec 25 22:02:13   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:20:24 -0000 (UTC), Handsome Jack wrote:   
      
   > I had no idea that LightDM was what managed the login process (why   
   > call it a 'display manager' when it's actually a login manager?).   
      
   Because it only handle GUI logins, to systems running display servers   
   (originally X11, nowadays Wayland). There is even a protocol (XDMCP)   
   for allowing users to login to remote X11 display servers. Though I   
   don’t think that carries over to Wayland.   
      
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