nevaforget 60d294fa37 docs: update README, fix build.rs comment, correct gtk-theme in config

README: replace LD_PRELOAD with MOONGREET_NO_LAYER_SHELL env var,
add missing features (GPU blur, journal logging, password wiping).
build.rs: remove wallpaper.jpg reference.
moongreet.toml: correct gtk-theme to Colloid-Grey-Dark-Catppuccin.

2026-03-31 09:36:19 +02:00

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Moongreet

A greetd greeter for Wayland, built with Rust + GTK4 + gtk4-layer-shell. Part of the Moonarch ecosystem.

Features

greetd IPC — Communicates via $GREETD_SOCK (length-prefixed JSON)
User list — Parsed from /etc/passwd (UID 1000–65533)
Avatars — AccountsService icons, ~/.face fallback, default SVG with theme tinting
Sessions — Discovered from /usr/share/wayland-sessions/ and /usr/share/xsessions/
Last user/session — Remembered in /var/cache/moongreet/
Power actions — Reboot / Shutdown via loginctl
Layer Shell — Fullscreen via gtk4-layer-shell (TOP layer)
Multi-monitor — Greeter on primary, wallpaper on all monitors
GPU blur — Background blur via GskBlurNode (shared cache across monitors)
i18n — German and English (auto-detected from system locale)
Faillock warning — Warns after 2 failed attempts, locked message after 3
Fingerprint — fprintd support via greetd multi-stage PAM (configurable)
Journal logging — journalctl -t moongreet, debug level via MOONGREET_DEBUG env var
Password wiping — Zeroize on drop

Requirements

GTK 4
gtk4-layer-shell (for Wayland fullscreen)
greetd

Building

cargo build --release

Installation

# Install binary
sudo install -Dm755 target/release/moongreet /usr/bin/moongreet

# Install config
sudo mkdir -p /etc/moongreet
sudo cp config/moongreet.toml /etc/moongreet/moongreet.toml

System Setup

Edit /etc/moongreet/moongreet.toml — set an absolute path for the wallpaper.

Create cache directory:

sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/moongreet/last-session
sudo chown greeter:greeter /var/cache/moongreet

Configure greetd (/etc/greetd/config.toml):

[default_session]
command = "niri -c /etc/greetd/niri-greeter.kdl"
user = "greeter"

Development

# Run tests
cargo test

# Build release
cargo build --release

# Run locally (without greetd, disables layer-shell)
MOONGREET_NO_LAYER_SHELL=1 ./target/release/moongreet

License

MIT

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