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If you run into issues using whalefin, please visit \n[Troubleshooting](#Troubleshooting) below.\n\n# Screenshot\n\nThe current version of whalefin looks like this:\n\n![](img/screenshot.png)\n\n# Development\n\nThe whalefin display manager can be tested by running as a normal Wails \napplication (with `make run .`) or by running it within a Xephyr window \n(requires Xephyr installed) by running `make embed`.\n\n\n# Troubleshooting\n\n## Logging in Fails\n### Problem\nWhen attempting to log in, authentication fails despite using the correct\nusername and password.\n### Solution\nwhalefin, like most other Display Managers, makes use of PAM, the Pluggable\nAuthentication Module system. This requires the appropriate rules be in place.\nThe following snippet creates a `display_manager` module by copying the login\none. It must be run as `root`:\n`install -Dm00644 /etc/pam.d/login /etc/pam.d/display_manager`\n\n\n## Audio Issues\n### Problem\nI'm using PulseAudio, and I had sound before using `startx`. Now, using \nwhalefin, PulseAudio doesn't recognize any of my audio inputs or outputs.\n `pavucontrol` shows dummy sinks.\n\n### Solution\nwhalefin uses `bash --login` to run your `.xinitrc`, and therefore imposes\nstricter configuration requirements than `startx`. Create an `audio` group if\nit does not already exist, and add your user to it. Log out and back in to \nreload the group list.\n\n\n## Notifications No Longer Work\n### Problem\nDBUS is not initialized properly in the `.xinitrc` you're using. This is due\nto your `XDG` variables (which `startx` handles for you) not being set properly.\n### Solution\nBe sure your XDG variables are set, such as\n`export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)` towards the top of your `.xinitrc`.\nFailing to do so breaks dbus and as a result, `systemctl` in user mode. Be sure\nyour `.xinitrc` is compliant with the recommendations of your distro, and\nproperly sources config files from `/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d` (if applicable).\n\n# Credits\n\nThe idea behind whalefin was loosely inspired by [fin](https://github.com/FyshOS/fin).\n\nwhalefin would not have been possible without the knowledge and expertise\nof [Gulshan Singh](https://www.gulshansingh.com/posts/how-to-write-a-display-manager/).\nWails is © 2019-Present Lea Anthony.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftaigrr%2Fwhalefin","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftaigrr%2Fwhalefin","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftaigrr%2Fwhalefin/lists"}