fix(void): updated dms-greeter stability support

- Updates will land in DMS v1.5.1 and users are advised to hold off on v1.5.0

Related #2788

Port 1.5

core/cmd/dms/commands_greeter.go

@@ -1081,8 +1081,11 @@ func ensureGreetdEnabled() error {
 		if !runitServiceInstalled("greetd") {
 			return fmt.Errorf("greetd service not found in %s. Please install greetd first", runitSvDir)
 		}
-		// Seat + runtime-dir setup that logind handles automatically on systemd.
+		if greeter.IsVoidLinux() {
-		ensureRunitSeat("_greeter")
+			ensureVoidLogindGreeter("_greeter")
+		} else {
+			ensureRunitSeat("_greeter")
+		}
 		ensureGreetdPamRundir()
 		if err := enableRunitService("greetd"); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable greetd: %w", err)
@@ -1261,6 +1264,9 @@ func enableGreeter(nonInteractive bool) error {
 		if err := greeter.EnsureGreeterCacheDir(logFunc, ""); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("⚠ Could not ensure cache directory: %v\n  Run: sudo mkdir -p %s && sudo chown root:%s %s && sudo chmod 2770 %s\n", err, greeter.GreeterCacheDir, greeterGroup, greeter.GreeterCacheDir, greeter.GreeterCacheDir)
 		}
+		if err := greeter.EnsureVoidLogindGreetdCommand(logFunc, ""); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		if err := ensureGraphicalTarget(); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1475,12 +1481,23 @@ func extractGreeterWrapperFromCommand(command string) string {
 	if len(tokens) == 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	wrapper := strings.Trim(tokens[0], "\"")
+	wrapperIndex := 0
+	if filepath.Base(strings.Trim(tokens[0], "\"")) == "env" {
+		wrapperIndex = 1
+		for wrapperIndex < len(tokens) && strings.Contains(tokens[wrapperIndex], "=") {
+			wrapperIndex++
+		}
+	}
+	if wrapperIndex >= len(tokens) {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	wrapper := strings.Trim(tokens[wrapperIndex], "\"")
 	if wrapper == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if len(tokens) > 1 {
+	if wrapperIndex+1 < len(tokens) {
-		next := strings.Trim(tokens[1], "\"")
+		next := strings.Trim(tokens[wrapperIndex+1], "\"")
 		if next != "" && (filepath.Base(wrapper) == "bash" || filepath.Base(wrapper) == "sh") && strings.Contains(filepath.Base(next), "dms-greeter") {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("%s (script: %s)", wrapper, next)
 		}

core/cmd/dms/commands_greeter_test.go

@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ func TestGreeterStatusStateDirHonorsExplicitOverrideOnNixOS(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestExtractGreeterWrapperFromEnvCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	command := "env LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind DMS_VOID=1 /usr/bin/dms-greeter --command niri"
+	if got := extractGreeterWrapperFromCommand(command); got != "/usr/bin/dms-greeter" {
+		t.Fatalf("extractGreeterWrapperFromCommand() = %q, want %q", got, "/usr/bin/dms-greeter")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRejectNixOSGreeterMutationBlocksImperativeCommands(t *testing.T) {
 	origGreeterIsNixOSFn := greeterIsNixOSFn
 	greeterIsNixOSFn = func() bool { return true }

core/cmd/dms/init_service.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/greeter"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
 )
 
@@ -83,9 +84,31 @@ func ensureRunitSeat(greeterUser string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// ensureGreetdPamRundir adds pam_rundir to the greetd PAM stack so the post-login
+// ensureVoidLogindGreeter configures the elogind-backed greeter on Void.
-// session gets an XDG_RUNTIME_DIR on systems without logind (Void with seatd).
+func ensureVoidLogindGreeter(greeterUser string) {
-// Appended outside DMS's managed auth block so it survives `dms greeter sync`.
+	for _, service := range []string{"dbus", "elogind"} {
+		if err := enableRunitService(service); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("  ⚠ could not enable %s: %v\n", service, err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("  ✓ %s enabled\n", service)
+		}
+	}
+	greeter.EnsureVoidGreetdRunScript(func(msg string) { fmt.Println("  " + msg) }, "")
+	if runitServiceEnabled("seatd") {
+		if err := disableRunitService("seatd"); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("  ⚠ could not disable seatd: %v\n", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("  ✓ seatd disabled (elogind manages the seat)")
+		}
+	}
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), "", "usermod", "-aG", "video,input", greeterUser); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("  ⚠ could not add %s to video/input groups: %v\n", greeterUser, err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("  ✓ %s added to video/input groups (elogind manages the seat)\n", greeterUser)
+	}
+}
+
+// ensureGreetdPamRundir provides XDG_RUNTIME_DIR to runit greeter sessions.
 func ensureGreetdPamRundir() {
 	const pamPath = "/etc/pam.d/greetd"
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(pamPath)

core/internal/distros/void.go

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (v *VoidDistribution) DetectDependenciesWithTerminal(ctx context.Context, w
 	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectAccountsService())
 	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectDBus())
 	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectElogind())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectMesaDri())
 
 	if wm == deps.WindowManagerHyprland {
 		dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectHyprlandTools()...)
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ func (v *VoidDistribution) detectElogind() deps.Dependency {
 	return v.detectPackage("elogind", "loginctl/logind provider for power management and session tracking", v.packageInstalled("elogind") || v.commandExists("loginctl"))
 }
 
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectMesaDri() deps.Dependency {
+	return v.detectPackage("mesa-dri", "Mesa DRI/EGL drivers (GPU rendering; compositors find no outputs without it)", v.packageInstalled("mesa-dri"))
+}
+
 func (v *VoidDistribution) detectXwaylandSatellite() deps.Dependency {
 	return v.detectPackage("xwayland-satellite", "Xwayland support", v.packageInstalled("xwayland-satellite"))
 }
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@ func (v *VoidDistribution) GetPackageMappingWithVariants(wm deps.WindowManager,
 		"accountsservice":        {Name: "accountsservice", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
 		"dbus":                   {Name: "dbus", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
 		"elogind":                {Name: "elogind", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"mesa-dri":               {Name: "mesa-dri", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
 
 		"quickshell":              {Name: "quickshell", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
 		"matugen":                 {Name: "matugen", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
@@ -305,6 +311,7 @@ func (v *VoidDistribution) ensureSessionServices(ctx context.Context, sudoPasswo
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// D-Bus activation alone starts elogind without its wrapper mounts; the runit service is required.
 	for _, service := range []string{"dbus", "elogind"} {
 		if !v.runitServiceInstalled(service) {
 			v.log(fmt.Sprintf("Warning: %s runit service not found in %s; power/session actions may not work until %s is installed", service, voidRunitSvDir, service))

core/internal/greeter/installer.go

@@ -115,6 +115,52 @@ func ensureRunitSeat(greeterUser, sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) {
 	}
 }
 
+// VoidGreetdRunScript orders greetd after dbus/elogind so the first greeter session can't race elogind's runtime-dir setup.
+const VoidGreetdRunScript = `#!/bin/sh
+sv check dbus >/dev/null || exit 1
+sv check elogind >/dev/null || exit 1
+exec greetd
+`
+
+// EnsureVoidGreetdRunScript rewrites /etc/sv/greetd/run with dbus/elogind ordering (greetd updates restore stock; enable re-asserts).
+func EnsureVoidGreetdRunScript(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) {
+	const runPath = "/etc/sv/greetd/run"
+	if data, err := os.ReadFile(runPath); err == nil && strings.Contains(string(data), "sv check elogind") {
+		logFunc("✓ greetd run script already waits for elogind")
+		return
+	}
+	script := fmt.Sprintf("cat > %s <<'EOF'\n%sEOF\nchmod 755 %s", runPath, VoidGreetdRunScript, runPath)
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "sh", "-c", script); err != nil {
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not update %s: %v", runPath, err))
+		return
+	}
+	logFunc("✓ greetd run script now waits for dbus/elogind")
+}
+
+// ensureVoidLogindGreeter configures the elogind-backed greeter on Void.
+func ensureVoidLogindGreeter(greeterUser, sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) {
+	for _, service := range []string{"dbus", "elogind"} {
+		if err := enableRunitService(service, sudoPassword); err != nil {
+			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not enable %s: %v", service, err))
+		} else {
+			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ %s enabled", service))
+		}
+	}
+	EnsureVoidGreetdRunScript(logFunc, sudoPassword)
+	if runitServiceEnabled("seatd") {
+		if err := disableRunitService("seatd", sudoPassword); err != nil {
+			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not disable seatd: %v", err))
+		} else {
+			logFunc("✓ seatd disabled (elogind manages the seat)")
+		}
+	}
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "usermod", "-aG", "video,input", greeterUser); err != nil {
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not add %s to video/input groups: %v", greeterUser, err))
+	} else {
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ %s added to video/input groups (elogind manages the seat)", greeterUser))
+	}
+}
+
 func ensureGreetdPamRundir(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) {
 	const pamPath = "/etc/pam.d/greetd"
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(pamPath)
@@ -1740,6 +1786,10 @@ func syncGreeterColorSource(homeDir, cacheDir string, state greeterThemeSyncStat
 }
 
 func SyncDMSConfigs(dmsPath, compositor string, logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
+	if err := EnsureVoidLogindGreetdCommand(logFunc, sudoPassword); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get user home directory: %w", err)
@@ -2271,13 +2321,7 @@ vt = 1
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read greetd config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	wrapperCmd := resolveGreeterWrapperPath()
+	commandValue := buildGreetdCommand(resolveGreeterWrapperPath(), compositor, dmsPath, IsVoidLinux())
-
-	compositorLower := strings.ToLower(compositor)
-	commandValue := fmt.Sprintf("%s --command %s --cache-dir %s", wrapperCmd, compositorLower, GreeterCacheDir)
-	if dmsPath != "" {
-		commandValue = fmt.Sprintf("%s -p %s", commandValue, dmsPath)
-	}
 
 	commandLine := fmt.Sprintf(`command = "%s"`, commandValue)
 	newConfig := upsertDefaultSession(configContent, greeterUser, commandLine)
@@ -2289,6 +2333,84 @@ vt = 1
 	return nil
 }
 
+func buildGreetdCommand(wrapperCmd, compositor, dmsPath string, useVoidLogind bool) string {
+	commandValue := fmt.Sprintf("%s --command %s --cache-dir %s", wrapperCmd, strings.ToLower(compositor), GreeterCacheDir)
+	if dmsPath != "" {
+		commandValue = fmt.Sprintf("%s -p %s", commandValue, dmsPath)
+	}
+	if useVoidLogind {
+		commandValue = "env LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind DMS_VOID=1 " + commandValue
+	}
+	return commandValue
+}
+
+// EnsureVoidLogindGreetdCommand migrates DMS greeter commands on Void.
+func EnsureVoidLogindGreetdCommand(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
+	if !IsVoidLinux() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	const configPath = "/etc/greetd/config.toml"
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read greetd config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	configContent := string(data)
+	command := extractDefaultSessionCommand(configContent)
+	if command == "" || !strings.Contains(command, "dms-greeter") {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	migratedCommand := voidLogindGreeterCommand(command)
+	if migratedCommand == command {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	greeterUser := extractDefaultSessionUser(configContent)
+	if greeterUser == "" {
+		greeterUser = DetectGreeterUser()
+	}
+	newConfig := upsertDefaultSession(configContent, greeterUser, fmt.Sprintf(`command = "%s"`, migratedCommand))
+	return writeGreetdConfig(configPath, newConfig, logFunc, sudoPassword, "✓ Updated existing Void greeter to use elogind")
+}
+
+func extractDefaultSessionCommand(configContent string) string {
+	inDefaultSession := false
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(configContent, "\n") {
+		if section, ok := parseTomlSection(line); ok {
+			inDefaultSession = section == "default_session"
+			continue
+		}
+		if !inDefaultSession {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		trimmed := stripTomlComment(line)
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "command =") && !strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "command=") {
+			continue
+		}
+		parts := strings.SplitN(trimmed, "=", 2)
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if command := strings.Trim(strings.TrimSpace(parts[1]), `"`); command != "" {
+			return command
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func voidLogindGreeterCommand(command string) string {
+	if strings.Contains(command, "LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind") && strings.Contains(command, "DMS_VOID=1") {
+		return command
+	}
+	return "env LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind DMS_VOID=1 " + command
+}
+
 func stripConfigFlag(command string) string {
 	for _, flag := range []string{" -C ", " --config "} {
 		idx := strings.Index(command, flag)
@@ -2430,7 +2552,11 @@ func EnableGreetd(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) error {
 		if !runitServiceInstalled("greetd") {
 			return fmt.Errorf("greetd service not found in %s; ensure greetd is installed", runitSvDir)
 		}
-		ensureRunitSeat(DetectGreeterUser(), sudoPassword, logFunc)
+		if IsVoidLinux() {
+			ensureVoidLogindGreeter(DetectGreeterUser(), sudoPassword, logFunc)
+		} else {
+			ensureRunitSeat(DetectGreeterUser(), sudoPassword, logFunc)
+		}
 		ensureGreetdPamRundir(sudoPassword, logFunc)
 		if err := enableRunitService("greetd", sudoPassword); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable greetd: %w", err)

core/internal/greeter/installer_test.go

@@ -169,6 +169,56 @@ func TestStripDesktopExecCodes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBuildGreetdCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		wrapper       string
+		compositor    string
+		dmsPath       string
+		useVoidLogind bool
+		want          string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "standard command",
+			wrapper:    "/usr/bin/dms-greeter",
+			compositor: "Niri",
+			want:       "/usr/bin/dms-greeter --command niri --cache-dir /var/cache/dms-greeter",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "void selects elogind and keeps custom DMS path",
+			wrapper:       "/usr/bin/dms-greeter",
+			compositor:    "Niri",
+			dmsPath:       "/usr/share/quickshell/dms-greeter",
+			useVoidLogind: true,
+			want:          "env LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind DMS_VOID=1 /usr/bin/dms-greeter --command niri --cache-dir /var/cache/dms-greeter -p /usr/share/quickshell/dms-greeter",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			if got := buildGreetdCommand(tt.wrapper, tt.compositor, tt.dmsPath, tt.useVoidLogind); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("buildGreetdCommand() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVoidLogindGreeterCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	const oldCommand = "/usr/bin/dms-greeter --command niri -C /etc/greetd/niri.kdl"
+	const want = "env LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind DMS_VOID=1 " + oldCommand
+	if got := voidLogindGreeterCommand(oldCommand); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("voidLogindGreeterCommand() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	if got := voidLogindGreeterCommand(want); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("voidLogindGreeterCommand() must be idempotent, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveGreeterAutoLoginState(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 

distro/void/README.md

@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ checkout at `srcpkgs/<pkg>/template` to build or submit it.
 ## Dependencies
 
 Installing `dms` automatically pulls in `quickshell`, `accountsservice`, `dgop`,
-`matugen` (which drives the Material You theming), `dbus`, and `elogind`.
+`matugen` (which drives the Material You theming), `dbus`, `elogind`, and
+`mesa-dri` (GL drivers, required for compositors to render).
 The rest are optional, install whichever features you want:
 
 | Package | Enables |
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ sudo ln -sf /etc/sv/dbus /var/service/dbus
 sudo ln -sf /etc/sv/elogind /var/service/elogind
 ```
 
-The `dankinstall` Void path does this automatically after installing packages.
+The `dankinstall` Void path enables both services after installing packages.
 
 ## Greeter (optional)
 
@@ -134,8 +135,16 @@ dms greeter enable      # configures greetd + the Void seat/PAM bits below
 dms greeter sync        # optional: share theming with the shell
 ```
 
-`dms greeter enable` handles what logind does automatically on systemd: it points
+`dms-greeter` requires D-Bus and elogind. `dms greeter enable` enables the
-greetd at the greeter, enables `seatd`, adds `_greeter` to the `_seatd`/`video`/
+`dbus` and `elogind` runit services, configures greetd for elogind
-`input` groups, and adds `pam_rundir` to `/etc/pam.d/greetd` (so the post-login
+(`LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind`), adds `_greeter` to the `video` and `input` groups,
-session gets an `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`). A Wayland compositor and a working DRM device
+and adds `pam_rundir` to `/etc/pam.d/greetd` (so the post-login session gets an
-(`/dev/dri/card*`) are required and not pulled in automatically.
+`XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`). It disables seatd if enabled: on Void, seatd is the
+alternative to elogind, and running both fights over the seat. Greeter sessions
+are launched through `dbus-run-session`. A Wayland compositor and a working DRM
+device (`/dev/dri/card*`) are required and not pulled in automatically.
+
+`dms greeter enable` also rewrites `/etc/sv/greetd/run` to wait for the `dbus`
+and `elogind` services, preventing a first-boot race that can leave the greeter
+on a black screen. greetd package updates restore the stock run script; re-run
+`dms greeter enable` afterwards.

distro/void/srcpkgs/dms-greeter/template

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Setup is done by `dms greeter enable`, not by this package — see distro/void/README.md.
 pkgname=dms-greeter
 version=1.5.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 short_desc="DankMaterialShell greeter for greetd"
 maintainer="AvengeMedia <AvengeMedia.US@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ homepage="https://danklinux.com"
 distfiles="https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=14f2678d6a15223ba069d1b8c8a21a5564b735d190c231f62ed44fd8bf48677c
 
-depends="greetd quickshell acl-progs seatd pam_rundir"
+depends="greetd quickshell acl-progs dbus elogind pam_rundir mesa-dri"
 
 # Cache dir the greeter uses as $HOME (owned by greetd's _greeter user).
 make_dirs="/var/cache/dms-greeter 0750 _greeter _greeter"

distro/void/srcpkgs/dms/template

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # CI rewrites version/checksum from the selected release tag before building.
 pkgname=dms
 version=1.5.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=go
 build_wrksrc="core"
 go_import_path="github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/archive/refs/tags/v$
 checksum=14f2678d6a15223ba069d1b8c8a21a5564b735d190c231f62ed44fd8bf48677c
 
 # Optional feature deps are listed in distro/void/README.md.
-depends="quickshell accountsservice dgop matugen dbus elogind"
+depends="quickshell accountsservice dgop matugen dbus elogind mesa-dri"
 
 post_install() {
 	# QML shell tree (build_style=go already installed the dms binary)

quickshell/Modules/Greetd/GreeterContent.qml

@@ -2001,6 +2001,8 @@ Item {
                 greeterAutoLoginPendingProcess.running = true;
             pendingLaunchCommand = sessionCmd;
             pendingLaunchEnv = ["XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland"];
+            if (Quickshell.env("DMS_VOID") === "1")
+                pendingLaunchEnv.push("LIBSEAT_BACKEND=logind");
             memoryFlushTimer.restart();
         }
 
@@ -2052,7 +2054,14 @@ Item {
             const launchEnv = pendingLaunchEnv;
             pendingLaunchCommand = "";
             pendingLaunchEnv = [];
-            Greetd.launch(sessionCommand.split(" "), launchEnv);
+            const sessionArgs = sessionCommand.trim().split(/\s+/);
+            const needsVoidDbusSession = Quickshell.env("DMS_VOID") === "1"
+                && !Quickshell.env("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS")
+                && sessionArgs[0] !== "dbus-run-session";
+            const launchArgs = needsVoidDbusSession
+                ? ["dbus-run-session"].concat(sessionArgs)
+                : sessionArgs;
+            Greetd.launch(launchArgs, launchEnv);
         }
     }