Install this version:
emerge -a =gnome-base/gdm-50.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =gnome-base/gdm-50.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =gnome-base/gdm-50.0
# Copyright 2023-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit desktop gnome.org gnome2-utils meson pam systemd udev xdg
DESCRIPTION="GNOME Display Manager for managing graphical display servers and user logins"
HOMEPAGE="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm"
SRC_URI="${SRC_URI}"
LICENSE="
GPL-2+
"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
IUSE="audit debug bluetooth-sound elogind fprint plymouth selinux systemd test"
RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
# dconf, dbus and g-s-d are needed at install time for dconf update
# keyutils is automagic dep that makes autologin unlock login keyring
# when all the passwords match (disk encryption, user pw and login keyring)
# dbus-run-session used at runtime
COMMON_DEPEND="
virtual/udev
>=dev-libs/libgudev-232:=
>=dev-libs/glib-2.88:2
>=dev-libs/json-glib-1.2.0
>=sys-apps/accountsservice-0.6.35
sys-apps/keyutils:=
selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-186:0=[pam] )
elogind? ( >=sys-auth/elogind-239.3[pam] )
plymouth? ( sys-boot/plymouth )
audit? ( sys-process/audit )
sys-libs/pam
sys-auth/pambase[elogind?,systemd?]
>=gnome-base/dconf-0.20
>=gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-3.1.4
gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas
sys-apps/dbus
>=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.0.2-r3
>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-0.9.12:=
"
# XXX: These deps are from session and desktop files in data/ directory
# fprintd is used via dbus by gdm-fingerprint-extension
RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
acct-group/gdm
acct-user/gdm
>=gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.1.90
x11-apps/xhost
fprint? ( sys-auth/fprintd[pam] )
"
DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}"
BDEPEND="
dev-util/gdbus-codegen
dev-util/glib-utils
dev-util/itstool
>=gnome-base/dconf-0.20
>=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8
virtual/pkgconfig
test? ( >=dev-libs/check-0.9.4 )
"
src_prepare() {
default
}
src_configure() {
use debug && EMESON_BUILDTYPE=debug
local emesonargs=(
--localstatedir /var
-Ddefault-pam-config=exherbo
-Dgdm-xsession=true
-Dgroup=gdm
$(meson_feature audit libaudit)
-Dlogind-provider=$(usex systemd systemd elogind)
-Dpam-mod-dir=$(getpam_mod_dir)
$(meson_feature plymouth)
-Drun-dir=/run/gdm
$(meson_feature selinux)
$(meson_use systemd systemd-journal)
)
if use elogind; then
emesonargs+=(
-Dsystemdsystemunitdir=no
-Dsystemduserunitdir=no
)
else
emesonargs+=(
-Dsystemdsystemunitdir="$(systemd_get_systemunitdir)"
-Dsystemduserunitdir="$(systemd_get_userunitdir)"
)
fi
meson_src_configure
}
src_install() {
meson_src_install
if ! use bluetooth-sound ; then
# Workaround https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/merge_requests/10
# bug #679526
insinto /var/lib/gdm/.config/pulse
doins "${FILESDIR}"/default.pa
fi
# install XDG_DATA_DIRS gdm changes
echo 'XDG_DATA_DIRS="/usr/share/gdm"' > 99xdg-gdm
doenvd 99xdg-gdm
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_pkg_postinst
gnome2_schemas_update
local d ret
# bug #669146; gdm may crash if /var/lib/gdm subdirs are not owned by gdm:gdm
ret=0
ebegin "Fixing ${EROOT}/var/lib/gdm ownership"
chown --no-dereference gdm:gdm "${EROOT}/var/lib/gdm" || ret=1
for d in "${EROOT}/var/lib/gdm/"{.cache,.color,.config,.dbus,.local}; do
[[ ! -e "${d}" ]] || chown --no-dereference -R gdm:gdm "${d}" || ret=1
done
eend ${ret}
systemd_reenable gdm.service
udev_reload
}
pkg_postrm() {
xdg_pkg_postrm
gnome2_schemas_update
udev_reload
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p gnome-base/gdm |
euse -E <flag> -p gnome-base/gdm |
euse -D <flag> -p gnome-base/gdm
virtual/udev >=dev-libs/libgudev-232:= >=dev-libs/glib-2.88:2 >=dev-libs/json-glib-1.2.0 >=sys-apps/accountsservice-0.6.35 sys-apps/keyutils:= selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux ) systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-186:0=[pam] ) elogind? ( >=sys-auth/elogind-239.3[pam] ) plymouth? ( sys-boot/plymouth ) audit? ( sys-process/audit ) sys-libs/pam sys-auth/pambase[elogind?,systemd?] >=gnome-base/dconf-0.20 >=gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-3.1.4 gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas sys-apps/dbus >=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.0.2-r3 >=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-0.9.12:=
virtual/udev >=dev-libs/libgudev-232:= >=dev-libs/glib-2.88:2 >=dev-libs/json-glib-1.2.0 >=sys-apps/accountsservice-0.6.35 sys-apps/keyutils:= selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux ) systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-186:0=[pam] ) elogind? ( >=sys-auth/elogind-239.3[pam] ) plymouth? ( sys-boot/plymouth ) audit? ( sys-process/audit ) sys-libs/pam sys-auth/pambase[elogind?,systemd?] >=gnome-base/dconf-0.20 >=gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-3.1.4 gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas sys-apps/dbus >=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.0.2-r3 >=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-0.9.12:= acct-group/gdm acct-user/gdm >=gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.1.90 x11-apps/xhost fprint? ( sys-auth/fprintd[pam] )
dev-util/gdbus-codegen dev-util/glib-utils dev-util/itstool >=gnome-base/dconf-0.20 >=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8 virtual/pkgconfig test? ( >=dev-libs/check-0.9.4 )