The move replaces SDDM but means giving up on custom login themes.

From their repo:

Plasma Login

Plasma Login provides a display manager for KDE Plasma, forked from SDDM and with an new frontend providing a greeter, wallpaper plugin integration and System Settings module (KCM).

What we want

  • Great out-of-box experience in multi-monitor and high DPI and HDR
  • Keyboard layout switching
  • Virtual keyboards
  • Easy Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese (CJK) input
  • Screen readers for blind people (which then means volume control)
  • Remote (VNC/RDP) support from startup
  • Deeper Plasma integration including:
    • Display and keyboard brightness control
    • Full power management
    • Pairing trusted bluetooth devices
    • Login to known Wi-Fi for remote LDAP
    • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
      123·
      2 days ago
      • Types in username and password

      “Perfect! You are now logged into your computer. Enjoy your desktop!”

      • Nothing happens. Try to log in again

      “You’re absolutely right, I failed to log you in while claiming you had actually logged in. Good catch! I’ll log you into your system now. Have fun!”

      • Nothing happens
    • SuperiorOne@lemmy.mlEnglish
      10·
      2 days ago

      I demand a KoChauffeur+ button. How are we supposed to login to our computer without a slopchatbox!?

      • AldinTheMage@programming.dev
        11·
        2 days ago

        Letting AI decide if I entered the correct password is so much better than actually storing the passwords in an encrypted keychain (which can be hacked!!!). AI is revolutionizing security. This is the way of the future. /s