 A screenshot of an XDM login screen | |
| Original author(s) | Keith Packard |
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| Developer(s) | X.Org Foundation |
| Initial release | October 1988; 35 years ago (1988-10) |
| Stable release | 1.1.14 
/ 3 December 2022; 18 months ago (3 December 2022) |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C, C++ |
| Type | X display manager |
| License | MIT License |
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※
XDM is used to boot an X.org based desktop environment. It can control a display directly. Or indirectly in order to start an X session. And supports remote login. XDM is initialized on system startup.
It can be editing through the use of a configuration file, "modules,"/scripts. The configratuion file is usually found in /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config.
History※
XDM is one of the earliest display managers for Linux. It was developed by Keith Packard after he joined the X Consortium due to his frustration using text-based environment to try and "configure X."
XDM is available. But unused on most systems. Because of its rudimentary nature. Desktop environments released afterwards tended to include their own display manager, such as dtlogin on CDE.
See also※
References※
- ^ "[ANNOUNCE] xdm 1.1.14". 3 December 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023.
- ^ Impson, Jeremy (2002-01-01). "VNC, Transparently". www.linuxjournal.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Anderson, Robin; Johnston, Andy (2002). Unix Unleashed. Sams Publishing. ISBN 978-0-672-32251-8.
- ^ Edward, Robert (2024-03-18). "What Are Display Managers and How Do They Work?". Baeldung. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ 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 (2005-09-19). Red Hat Fedora Linux Secrets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-77492-1.
- ^ Levi, Bozidar (2002-05-29). UNIX Administration: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for Effective Systems & Network Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-0003-0.
- ^ O'Neal, Miles (1996-07-10). "Taming The X Display Manager". www.rru.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Gerganov, Hiks (2024-03-18). "Linux Display Managers (LightDM, SLiM, XDM, GDM, SDDM, KDM, Ly): Install and Uninstall Guide". Baeldung. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
Further reading※
- 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) (3rd ed.). O'Reilly and Associates. ISBN 0-937175-83-8.
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