XDM (display manager)
| XDM | |
|---|---|
| A screenshot of an XDM login screen | |
| Original author | Keith Packard |
| Developer | X.Org Foundation |
| Release | October1988;37years ago(1988-10) |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C, C++ |
| Type | X display manager |
| License | MIT License |
| Repository | |
The X Display Manager (XDM) 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.
Functions
[edit ]XDM is used to boot an X.org based desktop environment.[2] It can control a display directly or indirectly in order to start an X session and supports remote login.[3] XDM is initialized on system startup.[4]
It can be edited through the use of a configuration file, modules, or scripts.[5] [6] The configuration file is usually found in /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config.[7]
History
[edit ]XDM is one of the earliest display managers for Linux.[4] It was developed by Keith Packard after he joined the X Consortium due to his frustration using a text-based environment to try and configure X.[8]
XDM is available but unused on most systems because of its rudimentary nature.[9] Desktop environments released afterwards tended to include their own display manager, such as dtlogin on CDE.[3]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ↑ Alan Coopersmith (9 March 2025). "[ANNOUNCE] xdm 1.1.17" . Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ Impson, Jeremy (2002年01月01日). "VNC, Transparently". www.linuxjournal.com. Retrieved 2024年05月13日.
- 1 2 Anderson, Robin; Johnston, Andy (2002). Unix Unleashed. Sams Publishing. ISBN 978-0-672-32251-8.
- 1 2 Edward, Robert (2024年03月18日). "What Are Display Managers and How Do They Work?". Baeldung. Retrieved 2024年05月13日.
- ↑ Quercia, Valerie; O'Reilly, Tim (1993). X Users Guide Motif R5: Motif Edition. O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 978-1-56592-015-6.
- ↑ Barkakati, Naba (2005年09月19日). Red Hat Fedora Linux Secrets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-77492-1.
- ↑ Levi, Bozidar (2002年05月29日). UNIX Administration: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for Effective Systems & Network Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-0003-0.
- ↑ O'Neal, Miles (1996年07月10日). "Taming The X Display Manager". www.rru.com. Retrieved 2024年05月13日.
- ↑ Gerganov, Hiks (2024年03月18日). "Linux Display Managers (LightDM, SLiM, XDM, GDM, SDDM, KDM, Ly): Install and Uninstall Guide". Baeldung. Retrieved 2024年05月13日.
Further reading
[edit ]- Mui, Linda & Pearce, Eric (July 1993). X Window System Volume 8: X Window System Administrator's Guide for X11 Release 4 and Release 5 (softcover) (3rded.). O'Reilly and Associates. ISBN 0-937175-83-8.
