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feat: add Cage greeter path and Hyprland deprecation warnings
Nomadcxx Jun 17, 2026
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docs: add Void/Chimera/BSD support investigation for #53
Nomadcxx Jun 17, 2026
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feat(installer): add Void Linux xbps and runit support
Nomadcxx Jun 17, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ One-line installer that works on most Linux distributions:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nomadcxx/sysc-greet/master/install.sh | sudo bash
```

The installer automatically detects your package manager and works on Arch Linux, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE. It'll handle compositor selection, install dependencies, and set everything up for you.
The installer automatically detects your package manager and works on Arch Linux, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE. It'll handle greeter backend selection, install dependencies, and set everything up for you.

> **Note:** Hyprland greeter support is being phased out over the next ~3 months. New installs should choose **cage** (recommended) or **niri**.

### Build from Source

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### Arch Linux (AUR)

Three AUR packages available depending on which compositor you're using:
Three AUR packages available depending on which greeter backend you're using:

```bash
# Recommended (niri)
# Recommended (cage — install script, or: pacman -S cage && SYSC_COMPOSITOR=cage ./install.sh)
# niri (full wallpapers)
yay -S sysc-greet

# Hyprland variant
# Hyprland variant (deprecated — migrate to cage)
yay -S sysc-greet-hyprland

# Sway variant
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{
services.sysc-greet = {
enable = true;
compositor = "niri"; # or "hyprland" or "sway"
compositor = "cage"; # recommended — or "niri", "sway", "hyprland" (deprecated)
};

# Optional: Set initial session for auto-login
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}
```

By default, the NixOS module does not install `niri`, `hyprland`, or `sway`.
Install your chosen compositor yourself, or set `niriPackage`, `hyprlandPackage`,
By default, the NixOS module does not install `cage`, `niri`, `hyprland`, or `sway`.
Install your chosen backend yourself, or set `cagePackage`, `niriPackage`, `hyprlandPackage`,
or `swayPackage` if you want the module to install and use a specific package.
If your compositor is managed elsewhere, set `compositorCommand` to the exact
command greetd should run.
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