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Simple Desktop Display Manager
It is the recommended display manager for the KDE Plasma and LXQt desktop environments.
reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Desktop_Display_Manager
related: https://www.funtoo.org/Package:XDM_(Display_Manager)
Tips
How to change keyboard layout
Edit file in /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup and add this line (for French here; just set your desired language):
/usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup setxkbmap fr,us
How to add add numlock
Numlockx should be installed first :
root # emerge -av x11-misc/numlockx
Then edit file in /usr/share/sddm/sddm.conf.d/00default.conf and change as below :
/usr/share/sddm/sddm.conf.d/00default.conf [General]
.....
# Initial NumLock state. Can be on, off or none.
# If property is set to none, numlock won't be changed
# NOTE: Currently ignored if autologin is enabled.
Numlock=on