# coastalwhite/lemurs

A customizable TUI display/login manager written in Rust 🐒

Repository: https://github.com/coastalwhite/lemurs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lemurs
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: window-manager, unix, linux, x11, rust, wayland
Last push: 2026-06-28T12:46:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1709, "days_push": 66, "days_rel": 557, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1351, forks 56 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:28.331917+00:00)

## What it is
Lemurs is a customizable terminal user interface (TUI) display/login manager written in Rust for GNU/Linux and BSD systems. It authenticates users via PAM and serves as a front-end for launching TTY, X11, and Wayland sessions, with or without systemd.

## Use cases
- replace a heavyweight display manager with a lightweight TUI login screen
- log into X11 or Wayland window manager sessions from a terminal UI
- set up a login manager on a minimal Linux or BSD install without systemd
- switch between multiple window manager and compositor environments at login
- customize the look and behavior of the login screen in Rust

## When to choose
- you use a tiling window manager or compositor and want a minimal, keyboard-driven login manager
- your system lacks systemd or you prefer systemd-free setups
- you want a lightweight, customizable alternative to GDM, SDDM, or LightDM

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical login screen with mouse support or theming via images
- you want out-of-the-box desktop environment integration without writing session scripts
- you need features like fingerprint, smartcard, or remote authentication beyond PAM

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, auth, configuration-management
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: bsd, rust, cli
- tags: tui, display-manager, login-manager, wayland, x11, pam, window-manager, linux

## Member repositories
- coastalwhite/lemurs (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.331917+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:42:12.877446+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/coastalwhite/lemurs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.331917+00:00, sha a163a430f454)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.