XDM (display manager)

This article is about the X Display Manager. XDM also refers to the XML data model used in XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, and XQuery.
Not to be confused with X display manager.
XDM
Original author(s)Keith Packard
Developer(s)X.Org Foundation
Initial releaseOctober 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10)
Stable release
1.1.14[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 3 December 2022; 23 months ago (3 December 2022)
Repository
Written inC, C++
TypeX display manager
LicenseMIT 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

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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 editing through the use of a configuration file, modules, or scripts.[5][6] The configratuion file is usually found in /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config.[7]

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "[ANNOUNCE] xdm 1.1.14". 3 December 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ Impson, Jeremy (2002-01-01). "VNC, Transparently". www.linuxjournal.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Robin; Johnston, Andy (2002). Unix Unleashed. Sams Publishing. ISBN 978-0-672-32251-8.
  4. ^ a b Edward, Robert (2024-03-18). "What Are Display Managers and How Do They Work?". Baeldung. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  5. ^ Quercia, Valerie; O'Reilly, Tim (1993). X Users Guide Motif R5: Motif Edition. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 978-1-56592-015-6.
  6. ^ Barkakati, Naba (2005-09-19). Red Hat Fedora Linux Secrets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-77492-1.
  7. ^ Levi, Bozidar (2002-05-29). UNIX Administration: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for Effective Systems & Network Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-0003-0.
  8. ^ O'Neal, Miles (1996-07-10). "Taming The X Display Manager". www.rru.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  9. ^ 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

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  • 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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