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When comparing ly vs Qingy, the Slant community recommends ly for most people. In the question“What is the best Linux Display Manager?” ly is ranked 6th while Qingy is ranked 16th.
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Pros
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.
Pro Getty replacement
It is a getty replacement so it will not only replace your X11 login manager but also your getty.
Cons
Con Doesn't pickup special characters
For example ß or æ.
Con Not very customizable
Con CLI-based
Very simple and minimalistic graphical interface.
Con Ancient fossil dredged up from nearly a decade ago
Qingy doesn't appear to have updated since 2010. That's a long time in Internet years.
Con Not a display manager
Qingy is not a display manager - it is a getty replacement.