KDE Display Manager
| Developer(s) | KDE |
|---|---|
| Written in | C, C++ |
| Operating system | BSD, Linux, Solaris, other Unix-like |
| Successor | SDDM |
| Type | X display manager |
| License | GPL, X11 |
| Website | kde |
KDE Display Manager (KDM) was a display manager (a graphical login program) developed by KDE for the windowing systems X11.
KDE Display Manager was based on the source code of X display manager [1] and was the default display manager of the KDE Software Compilation, until it was retired in KDE Plasma 5 in favour of SDDM.[2]
KDM allowed the user to choose a desktop environment or window manager at login. KDM used the Qt application framework. It is configurable via KDE's System Settings; its appearance can be customized by the user.
The default KDM login screen had a list of users. Each entry was comprised in the user's username, personal name (if available), and an icon. Next to the list is a greeting and a picture. One of the customization options is to replace the picture with an analog clock. From this screen the user can also run a user management tool, shut down or reboot the computer, or restart the X Window System.
See also
[edit ]- getty – a non-graphical login program
- Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM), successor to KDM
- GDM, the GNOME display manager.
- LightDM, the Light display manager, was written for Ubuntu, now independent.
References
[edit ]- ^ Smith, Roderick W. (2009). CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide. Indianapolis, Indiana: Wiley Publishing, Inc. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-470-50384-3.
- ^ Larabel, Michael (3 November 2014). "SDDM Is The Recommended Display Manager Of KDE Plasma 5". Phoronix . Retrieved 3 November 2014.
