This issue gets covered in archlinux-forum, see comment #7 there
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=207780
Try to install sddm-theme-maldives and change to that theme via
Systemsettings-GUI (if picture doesnt suit ur needs u can change it).
SDDM themes other than breeze are not
** Description changed:
+ Bug-report added by request via kubuntu-dev-mailing-list:
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I couldn't see a way to post a bug for the PPA, so I'm using the contact
form.
After the latest update (5.5.3), SDDM stops working for me and I have to
manually startx everytime.
Dmesg:
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