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|programming_language = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]]
|programming_language = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]]
|operating_system = [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]], [[Linux]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], other [[Unix-like]]
|operating_system = [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]], [[Linux]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], other [[Unix-like]]
|genre = [[X display manager (program type)|X display manager]]
|genre = [[X display manager]]
|license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]], [[X11 License|X11]]
|license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]], [[X11 License|X11]]
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'''KDE Display Manager''' ('''KDM''') is a [[X display manager (program type)|display manager]] (a graphical login program) developed by [[KDE]] for the [[windowing system]]s [[X11]].
'''KDE Display Manager''' ('''KDM''') is a [[X display manager|display manager]] (a graphical login program) developed by [[KDE]] for the [[windowing system]]s [[X11]].


KDE Display Manager is based on the [[source code]] of [[X display manager (program type)|X display manager]] <ref>{{cite book
KDE Display Manager was based on the [[source code]] of [[X display manager]]<ref>{{cite book
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| publisher = Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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| location = Indianapolis, Indiana
| location = Indianapolis, Indiana
}}</ref> and was the default display manager of the [[KDE Software Compilation]], until it was retired in [[KDE Plasma 5]] in favor of [[Simple Desktop Display Manager|SDDM]].<ref name="Phoronix 2014-11-03">{{cite news|last=Larabel|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Larabel|date=3 November 2014|title=SDDM Is The Recommended Display Manager Of KDE Plasma 5|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTgyOTU|newspaper=[[Phoronix]]|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
}}</ref> and was the default display manager of the [[KDE Software Compilation]], until it was retired in [[KDE Plasma 5]] in favour of [[Simple Desktop Display Manager|SDDM]].<ref name="Phoronix 2014-11-03">{{cite news|last=Larabel|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Larabel|date=3 November 2014|title=SDDM Is The Recommended Display Manager Of KDE Plasma 5|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTgyOTU|newspaper=[[Phoronix]]|access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref>


KDM allows the [[User (computing)|user]] to choose a [[desktop environment]] or [[window manager]] at login. KDM uses the [[Qt (framework)|Qt]] [[application framework]]. It is configurable via KDE's [[System Settings]]; its appearance can be customized by the user.
KDM allowed the [[User (computing)|user]] to choose a [[desktop environment]] or [[window manager]] at login. KDM used the [[Qt (framework)|Qt]] [[application framework]]. It is configurable via KDE's [[System Settings]]; its appearance can be customized by the user.


The default KDM login screen has a list of users. Each entry comprises 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, [[Shutdown (computing)|shut down]] or [[Reboot (computing)|reboot]] the computer, or restart the X Window System.
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, [[Shutdown (computing)|shut down]] or [[Reboot (computing)|reboot]] the computer, or restart the X Window System.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[getty (Unix)|getty]] – a non-graphical login program
* [[getty (Unix)|getty]] – a non-graphical login program
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* [[GNOME Display Manager|GDM]], the [[GNOME]] display manager.
* [[Simple Desktop Display Manager]] (SDDM), successor to KDM
* [[Simple Desktop Display Manager]] (SDDM), successor to KDM
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* [[GNOME Display Manager|GDM]], the [[GNOME]] display manager.
* [[LightDM]], the Light display manager, was written for [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]], now independent.


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-workspace/kdm/index.html The KDM Handbook]
* [http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-workspace/kdm/index.html The KDM Handbook]
* [http://kde-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=41 KDM Themes (KDE-Look.org)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111218170943/http://kde-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=41 KDM Themes (KDE-Look.org)]


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[[Category:KDE Software Compilation]]
[[Category:KDE Software Compilation]]
[[Category:Software that uses Qt]]
[[Category:Software that uses Qt]]

Latest revision as of 23:07, 24 January 2023

KDE Display Manager
Developer(s)KDE
Written inC, C++
Operating systemBSD, Linux, Solaris, other Unix-like
TypeX display manager
LicenseGPL, X11
Websitekde.org

KDE Display Manager (KDM) is 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Smith, Roderick W. (2009). CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide. Indianapolis, Indiana: Wiley Publishing, Inc. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-470-50384-3.
  2. ^ Larabel, Michael (3 November 2014). "SDDM Is The Recommended Display Manager Of KDE Plasma 5". Phoronix. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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