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Release 1.5 - 2026-05-20

  • Ensure runtime private dirs are owned by the user
  • Fix wrong signal handlers restored on exit
  • Fix build error from PAM headers new location

Release 1.4 - 2022-07-06

  • Display localized prompts and messages.

Release 1.3 - 2022-05-03

  • UI will now be only prompted by PAM conversation.
  • Display PAM informational messages and errors.
  • Fix login process entry being mislabeled in wtmp.
  • Write dead process entries to wtmp.

Release 1.2 - 2021-12-27

  • Support launching X without root privileges.
  • Improve hung X startup detection and recovery.
  • Improve configure portability.

Release 1.1 - 2021-05-02

  • Explicitly launch X as root.
  • Fix signal race condition that could result in a hung tty.
  • Reset terminal after X crash.

Release 1.0 - 2020-07-10

  • Set logind-related XDG_ environment variables.
  • Use /etc/shells to find unusable accounts.
  • Use pkg-config to find ncurses.
  • Add installdirs target and DESTDIR support.
  • Change license to ISC.

Release 0.2 - 2017-08-03

  • Create an Xauthority file for each display.
  • Add more checking for failed X startup.
  • Write shell utmp exit record before cancelling kill alarm.
  • Redirect X session output to /tmp/user/xsession-errors.
  • Start X on the same vt as login.
  • Write a user process entry to utmp and clear it on exit.
  • Add configure checks for PAM and NCurses.
  • Installation fixes.

Release 0.1 - 2013-09-03

  • Initial release.
  • Basic login to shell and to X works.
Source: README.md, updated 2026-05-20