From 8c108ee8ca758e1f30e6285b06f0a96d63c6f034 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DeaDvey <104674266+DeaDvey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 02:33:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added docs for systemd

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 README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8276166..bbd6fc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ LiDM is a really light display manager made in C, highly customizable and held t
 * Fast and possibly efficient.
 * Fully customizable, from strings, through action keys, to colors (I hope you know ansi escape codes)
 * Automatically detects xorg and wayland sessions, plus allowing to launch the default user shell (If enabled in config)
+* Starts with many init systems eg: systemd and dinit.
 
 ## WIP
 * Desktop's file `TryExec` key.
@@ -72,6 +73,20 @@ make # 👍
 * Prepare the [configuration](#configuring).
 * Make a service file for this if you want it on launch, just check how ly does it, this works pretty much the same way.
 
+# Starting with SystemD
+* Starting lidm with SystemD is not fully supported, however it will start on launch.
+In the lidm directory run these commands:
+```sh
+sudo cp li.service /etc/systemd/system
+sudo systemdtl enable li
+```
+You may also want to disable your current Display Manager for instance:
+```sh
+sudo systemctl disable sddm       # Disables SDDM (KDE's dm)
+sudo systemctl disable lightdm      # Disables lightDM (popular lightweight DM)
+sudo systemctl disable gdm      # Disables GDM (Gnomes DM)
+```
+
 # Configuring
 Copy any `.ini` file from [`themes/`](./themes/) (`default.ini` will always be updated) to `/etc/lidm.ini` and/or configure it to your liking. Also, don't place empty lines (for now).