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KDE Display Manager
Developer(s)	KDE
Written in	C, C++
Operating system	BSD, Linux, Solaris, other Unix-like
Type	X display manager
License	GPL
Website	kde.org

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KDE Display Manager (KDM) is a display manager (a graphical login program) developed by KDE for the windowing systems X11 and Wayland.

KDE Display Manager is 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 favor of SDDM.^[2]

KDM allows the user to choose a desktop environment or window manager at login. KDM uses 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 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, shut down or reboot the computer, or restart the X Window System.

References

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

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[1] Smith, Roderick W. (2009). CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide. Indianapolis, Indiana: Wiley Publishing, Inc. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-470-50384-3.

[Phoronix_2014-11-03-2] Larabel, Michael (3 November 2014). "SDDM Is The Recommended Display Manager Of KDE Plasma 5". Phoronix. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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 == See also ==
-{{Portal|Free software}}
+{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
 * [[getty (Unix)|getty]] – a non-graphical login program
 * [[GNOME Display Manager|GDM]], the [[GNOME]] display manager.