Difference between revisions of "X Window System Display Managers"
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A display manager for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It uses the Qt (Qt Meta-Object Language) to provide a theme and customization. | A display manager for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It uses the Qt (Qt Meta-Object Language) to provide a theme and customization. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 31 October 2024
Display managers work to initiate the X Window System. X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System protocol and the Xorg Desktop Environment is discussed as it is the most widely used implementation on Linux systems today, providing the actual software (the X server) that interprets the X11 protocol to render graphical interfaces on screens.
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X Display Manager (XDM)
An early display managers created to serve the X Window System.
GDM (GNOME Display Manager)
A display manager made for the Gnome Desktop Environment.
LightDM
A cross-desktop display manager that works well with desktop environments such as Cinnamon, LXDE, Xfce, and Unity.
SDDM (Simple Desktop Display Manager)
A display manager for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It uses the Qt (Qt Meta-Object Language) to provide a theme and customization.