FedoraForum.org - Desktop Environments / Window Managers https://forums.fedoraforum.org/ en-US Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:18:45 GMT vBulletin 60 https://forums.fedoraforum.org/images/vbmobile/misc/rss.png FedoraForum.org - Desktop Environments / Window Managers https://forums.fedoraforum.org/ Would Fedora benefit from having a single user installation https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?336720-Would-Fedora-benefit-from-having-a-single-user-installation&goto=newpost Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:31:02 GMT I played with omarchy linux. What you get is a single user login and root password (for installations and updates). As a desktop system, there is no provision for multiple users. That means, upon startup, with single user environment, only the password is necessary to log into the system.... I played with omarchy linux.

What you get is a single user login and root password (for installations and updates). As a desktop system,
there is no provision for multiple users.

That means, upon startup, with single user environment, only the password is necessary to log into the system.
Where today, we have Fedora45 configuring /home/userlogin
we would just need /user login as /home is not needed.
I presume some simplification would mean smaller faster user interface. ]]> Desktop Environments / Window Managers lsatenstein https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?336720-Would-Fedora-benefit-from-having-a-single-user-installation Would Fedora benefit from having a single user installation https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?336719-Would-Fedora-benefit-from-having-a-single-user-installation&goto=newpost Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:30:52 GMT I played with omarchy linux. What you get is a single user login and root password (for installations and updates). As a desktop system, there is no provision for multiple users. That means, upon startup, with single user environment, only the password is necessary to log into the system.... I played with omarchy linux.

What you get is a single user login and root password (for installations and updates). As a desktop system,
there is no provision for multiple users.

That means, upon startup, with single user environment, only the password is necessary to log into the system.
Where today, we have Fedora45 configuring /home/userlogin
we would just need /userlogin as /home is not needed.
I presume some simplification would mean smaller faster user interface. ]]> Desktop Environments / Window Managers lsatenstein https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?336719-Would-Fedora-benefit-from-having-a-single-user-installation