Plasma Login Manager (PLM) will be the successor of SDDM for distributions using KDE Plasma.
However, some are clinging to SDDM due to it’s support of X11 features, which PLM does not fully provide. In recent months, there have also been some subtle changes in how SDDM is handled.
The following might be of interest for those who will eventually transition to PLM, but wish to hold on to SDDM as long as is practically possible:
Applies to: Manjaro KDE Plasma edition SDDM: sddm.conf The traditional /etc/sddm.conf file contained settings for SDDM. Users with recent Manjaro installations may find sddm.conf is empty, or non-existent. This is due to the contents of sddm.conf being recently split into several files under /etc/sddm.conf.d/. These files will contain SDDM settings rather than needing to access sddm.conf directly. sddm.conf is removed in new Manjaro installs.![]()
Settings from /etc/sddm.conf (old …
Mod edit:- Post updated for clarity.