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Add to SafariWhen comparing Entrance vs ly, the Slant community recommends ly for most people. In the question“What is the best Linux Display Manager?” ly is ranked 6th while Entrance is ranked 12th.
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Pros
Pro Does not need Systemd
So it can be used on other unix-like operating systems besides linux without the need for linux bindings.
Pro A Sandbox
Entrance is probably the most configurable and themeable display manager available.
Pro Minimal
Pro Simple in use
Pro Very quick and responsive
Pro CLI Based
It's so much lightweight because CLI Based.
Pro Supports both X11 and Wayland
Pro Easy to use
Includes a shell login and Basic Wayland support.
Cons
Con Edje is hard to master
EDJE *.edc files are CSS-Like code that is hard to master:
https://www.enlightenment.org/_legacy_embed/edcref.html
Con Doesn't pickup special characters
For example ß or æ.
Con Not very customizable
Con CLI-based
Very simple and minimalistic graphical interface.
