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 ## Optional packages
 ### part of xinitrc or basic utils
 ```
-kitty                       - OpenGL 3.2 terminal emulator.
+ly                          - Minimal ncurses session manager. Any replacement is suitable.
+kitty                       - OpenGL 3.2 terminal emulator. Any replacement is suitable.
 picom                       - Compositor for drop shadows and hardware-accelerated rendering.
-kmix                        - KDE's Qt frontend for ALSA.
+kmix                        - KDE's Qt frontend for ALSA. Any replacement is suitable.
 xscreensaver                - Screensaver pack for X server by Jamie Zawinski.
 ckb-next                    - Free software reimplementation of Corsair iCUE for select keyboards.
 protonmail-bridge           - Local IMAP server for encrypted Proton accounts.