[DESKTOP] sddm help

[jape258]

Where would I look to find out why Qtile will not load?
After I log on, the login screen is still there with the mouse pointer. It seems to just lock up.
running Kubuntu 20.04
I am not sure what all I need to put in the post? If there is something I am missing please tell me.

[Snowhog]

Looking through all your posts, I don’t see where you have told us what version of Kubuntu you are running.

[oshunluvr]

And why is this an SDDM issue?

Your post titles should reflect enough info to guide someone to read it that might have an answer.

I see nothing here relating to SDDM: http://docs.qtile.org/en/latest/manu...ng-from-source

[claydoh]

I am not sure what all I need to put in the post? If there is something I am missing please tell me.

It might help to specify your Kubuntu version, which may help narrow down potential solutions.

It also would help if you specified exactly how you installed Qtile, with links and any other resources you used. It is extremely likely that few if any users here have any experience with Qtile, so as much setup info can be helpful so we can follow along, and replicate what you have done.

[jape258]

How I installed qtile.
1. I followed the steps here https://vpsie.com/knowledge-base/how...ntu-20-04-lts/

sudo apt install python3
sudo apt install python3-pip

pip3 install xcffib
pip3 install --no-cache-dir cairocffi

sudo apt install python-gobject
sudo apt install python-dbus

theres are the only commands I used from the website above.

2. Next I used theres commands from http://docs.qtile.org/en/stable/manu...ng-from-source

git clone git://github.com/qtile/qtile.git
cd qtile
pip install .

3. Then I made a qtile.desktop file in /usr/share/xsessions

the qtile.desktop file contains

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Qtile
Comment=Qtile Session
Exec=qtile start
Type=Application
Keywords=wm;tiling

4. then restarted the computer switching the desktop environment to qtile, entering my password and pressing enter. the password field faded gray with the mouse pointer moving and thats all that happens.

[claydoh]

I am going to guess mixing two different sets of instruction may be a potential problem area.
The official docs give a list of deps needed to be installed https://docs.qtile.org/en/stable/man...e-dependencies
The items listed under "Ubuntu packages" would be installed via apt (and thus system-wide), not pip.