X Display Manager (program Type) - Some Implementations

Some Implementations

The X Window System supplies XDM as its standard display manager.

Programmers have developed other X display managers, both commercial and free, offering additional functionality over the basic display management:

  • Qingy ultralight and very configurable graphical login independent on X Window (uses DirectFB)
  • GDM (GNOME)
  • KDM (provided by KDE) allows the user to graphically select a window manager or desktop environment in the login screen
  • XDM, the default X Window System Display Manager
  • XDM-OPTIONS for xdm. Easy full install, Xhost Phonebook, X Login, X Desktop Chooser, menu-reconfig, repair utils.
  • LDM, the (remote) Display Manager of the Linux Terminal Server Project
  • dtlogin (shipped with CDE)
  • scologin (provided by SCO Open Desktop) also checks for expired passwords and performs some administrative tasks
  • WINGs Display Manager (using the WINGs widget-set used in Window Maker)
  • entranced/entrance (employs the architecture used in Enlightenment v.17, on hiatus since 2005)
  • LXDM, a lightweight display manager, part of LXDE, cross-desktop, fully themeable
  • SLiM, an independent login manager.
  • CDM, an ultralight Console Display Manager for Unix
  • xlogin, X Window login with separate XDMCP server
  • Enter Lightweight graphical login manager
  • Orthos, another lightweight solution with very configurable animated themes that use OpenGL only
  • nodm, auto-login display manager for systems like kiosks, appliances and mobile phones
  • LightDM, a lightweight, modular, cross-desktop, fully themeable desktop display manager

On some Unix distributions, the default display manager is selected in file $PREFIX/etc/X11/default-display-manager.

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