Ly: A Lightweight TUI Display Manager for Linux and BSD Systems
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Summary
Ly is a lightweight TUI (text user interface) display manager for Linux and BSD systems that uses ncurses-like interface. It's designed with portability in mind and doesn't require systemd to run. The article provides installation instructions and dependencies for various operating systems including Debian, Fedora, and FreeBSD, along with information about its availability and support.
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Debian: # apt install build-essential libpam0g-dev libxcb-xkb-dev xauth xserver-xorg brightnessctl
Fedora: # dnf install kernel-devel pam-devel libxcb-devel zig xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-server brightnessctl
FreeBSD: # pkg install ca_root_nss libxcb git xorg xauth
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