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This reply isn't going to be helpful to OP, but thought I might add context for others passing by.
I'm using Arch Linux with LUKS encryption and gdm. As long as my user's password is the same as the LUKS password, I only ever type my password in once.
Just saying that a MacOS-like convenience is definitely possible on Linux.
Fascinating, you don't have automatic login enabled? And I assume this is at the pre-login prompt?
Oof - forgot to mention that I do have autologin configured on gdm 😀
user's password can be totally different from luks password if you're using autologin. You can keep it same but that's totally optional. You can login without entering any password at all if not using luks (or using autodecrypt), you can see that in live isos.