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@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Join us on Matrix over at [#ly-dm:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#ly-dm:matrix.
Every environment that works on other login managers also should work on Ly.
- Unlike most login managers Ly has an xinitrc entry.
- Unlike most login managers Ly has an xinitrc and shell entry.
- If you installed your favorite environment and you don't see it, that's because Ly doesn't automatically refresh itself. To fix this you should restart Ly service (depends on your init system) or the easy way is to reboot your system.
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- If there isn't a .desktop file then create a new one at `/etc/ly/custom-sessions` that launches your favorite environment. These .desktop files can be only seen by Ly and if you want them system-wide you also can create at those directories instead.
- If it's only Xorg sessions that don't work then check if your distro compiles Ly with Xorg support as it can be compiled with Xorg disabled.
- If Xorg sessions don't work then check if your distro compiles Ly with Xorg support as it can be compiled with Xorg disabled.
Logs are defined by `/etc/ly/config.ini`:
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> [!IMPORTANT]
> While you can run Ly in a terminal emulator as root, it is **not** recommended. If you want to test Ly, please enable its service (as described below) and reboot your machine.
The following sections show how to install Ly for a particular init system, because the procedure is very similar for all of them, the commands will only be explained for systemd.
The next section will explain how to use ly with systemd, setting it up for other init systems is very similar.
> [!NOTE]
> All following sections will assume you are using LightDM for convenience sake.
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> [!NOTE]
> The `init_system` parameter is optional and defaults to `systemd`.
Note that you also need to disable your current display manager. For example, if you were using LightDM, you can execute the following command:
Note that you also need to disable your current display manager. For example, if you are using LightDM, you can execute the following command:
```
# systemctl disable lightdm.service