X Window System Display Managers

From Free Knowledge Base- The DUCK Project: information for everyone
Revision as of 21:31, 31 October 2024 by Admin (Talk | contribs)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

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.

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.

Retrieved from "http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php?title=X_Window_System_Display_Managers&oldid=22916"