XDM (display manager)
A screenshot of an XDM login screen
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| Original author(s) | Keith Packard |
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| Developer(s) | X.Org Foundation |
| Initial release | October 1988 |
| Stable release |
1.1.11 / September 25, 2011
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| Written in | C, C++ |
| Type | X display manager |
| License | MIT License |
XDM (in full, the X Display Manager) is the default display manager for the X Window System. It is a bare-bones X display manager. It was introduced with X11 Release 3 in October 1988, to support the standalone X terminals that were just coming onto the market. It was written by Keith Packard.
Because of XDM's minimalism, most desktop environments tend to use later, more sophisticated display managers.
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