From 2ff1332f41f80f46adbd2f8d39808052e833e1a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Isom Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:42:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] switch from GDM to LightDM GDM's greeter requires gnome-session-x11@gnome-login.target (from gnome-shell), which isn't installed on i3-only setups. This caused gnome-session to crash-loop, leaving a blank screen on boot. LightDM works without gnome-shell and is a better fit for i3. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 --- configs/desktop-light.nix | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/configs/desktop-light.nix b/configs/desktop-light.nix index 44ec7df..b051339 100644 --- a/configs/desktop-light.nix +++ b/configs/desktop-light.nix @@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ ]; services.xserver.enable = true; - services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true; - services.displayManager.gdm.wayland = false; - services.displayManager.gdm.debug = true; + services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable = true; services.xserver.windowManager.i3.enable = true; services.xserver.xkb = { layout = "us";