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dms profile

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@h8d13 is already working on this.

Since Oct 2, 2026.

  • #4821 by @h8d13 — open

Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
65/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by locating the dms profile and checking how it references dms-greeter. Compare it with the linked Reddit discussion to confirm the current option and headless setup behavior. Done means the profile no longer lists the unavailable option and reflects the supported headless setup without static assets.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/s/4hhKDkYwaO

The dms profile listed dms-greeter but this is no longer an option

It also now allows for headless setup without keeping static assets.

Dominant language
Python
Stars
8.5k
Forks
774
Avg merge
3d 21h
Merged PRs (30d)
30

Getting set up

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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