Bug#1117831: slim: launch a full-screen untitled window at session startup when autologin=yes

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:35:24 +0100 Baptiste Jammet
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Control: tags -1 patch
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> Dixit tempforever, le 24/11/2025 :
> 
> >I believe we have a viable fix in devuan.
> >
> >https://git.devuan.org/devuan/slim/src/branch/suites/unstable/debian/patches/Patch-to-fix-auto_login-regression-introduced-in-1.4.patch
> 
> I've tested this patch, and it builds (dpkg-buildpackage) fine with
> slim_1.4.1-2 (trixie) and slim_1.4.4-3 (forky & sid).
> Installing the package (whatever version) on Trixie works as expected
> : no more black window at session startup ! Thanks
> 
> Could you please add it to d/patches ?
> 
> Baptiste

Hi,

i applied that (devuan's) patch and build deb package (including source
package). I am using it more than month and all works as expected.

If anyone is willing to prepare NMU, be free to use it:

https://debs.slavino.sk/pool/main/s/slim/

It will remain there, until package will be fixed...

regards

-- 
Slavko
https://www.slavino.sk