Re: KDE Goes Wayland

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On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:07:10 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:12:14 +0000, Mike Scott wrote:
> 
>> I'm not sure matters are helped by non-working instructions like
>>
>> https://linuxvox.com/blog/how-to-install-wayland-on-linux-mint/
>>
>> which just stopped me logging on the screen when I made the lightdm
>> change.
> 
> You can use journalctl --user (e.g. via SSH or a text console) to watch
> the per-user logs as the login session is started, to see where it is
> failing.
> 
> I was able to debug just such a session-login problem this way.
> 
> Also I found I preferred sddm to lightdm.
> 
>> I do notice that there seems no way to pick a session type at the login
>> screen. I'm almost sure there used to be a small button to press
>> somewhere to choose.
>>
>> (Mint mate 22.2)
> 
> Not sure why it would have disappeared for you?

MATE had it. I just finished a LM Cinnamon install and the button is there 
to select i3, i3 debug, or Cinnamon in the logon manager.

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Re: KDE Goes Wayland Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-15 03:07 +0000
  Re: KDE Goes Wayland rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-15 03:52 +0000
    Re: KDE Goes Wayland Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2025-12-15 09:01 +0000
      Re: KDE Goes Wayland Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-15 22:52 +0000

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