Is lightdm recommended over gdm now (used with GNOME3)

I am a Ubuntu user intending to switch over to ArchLinux. In Ubuntu, lightdm is used over gdm. But in the Arch docs for GNOME, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GN … ning_GNOME, it says
For the best desktop integration, login manager GDM is recommended. Other login managers (a.k.a. display managers) such as SLiM can be used in place of GDM. Check out the wiki article on display managers to learn how desktop environments are started.
Is that still the case? Or should I use lightdm which is newer already. Is there a problem with "desktop integration" if I use LightDM?

hadrons123 wrote:
jiewmeng wrote:
I am a Ubuntu user intending to switch over to ArchLinux. In Ubuntu, lightdm is used over gdm. But in the Arch docs for GNOME, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GN … ning_GNOME, it says
For the best desktop integration, login manager GDM is recommended. Other login managers (a.k.a. display managers) such as SLiM can be used in place of GDM. Check out the wiki article on display managers to learn how desktop environments are started.
Is that still the case? Or should I use lightdm which is newer already. Is there a problem with "desktop integration" if I use LightDM?
Stock packages are generally considered better than AUR packages.But you are free to use whatever you want when you know what you are doing.
I have had issues with lightDM in the past and quit on it. I don't understand what lightDM brings that GDM doesn't?
I use LXDM and it has been pretty good all this time.
I think what lightdm brings to the table is the easier way to create frontends so it can adapt better to different environments.
GDM is gtk only and has some hard depencies because of that but with lightdm you should be able to have a simpler core and a frontend with the technology you want, for example QT, QML, GTK, HTML, etc.

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