KDE Display Manager
Developer(s) | KDE |
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Stable release | 4.9.4
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Operating system | BSD, Linux, Solaris, other Unix-like |
Type | X display manager |
License | GPL |
Website | kde |
KDE Display Manager (KDM) is a display manager (a graphical login program) developed by KDE for the windowing systems X11 and Wayland. For Kubuntu 12.10, KDM was replaced with LightDM.[1]
KDE Display Manager is the standard display manager of the KDE Software Compilation. KDE developed KDE Display Manager from the source code of X display manager.[2]
KDM allows the user to choose a desktop environment and/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.
See also
- GDM, the GNOME display manager.
- Other display managers
References
- ^ Kubuntu Display Manager Switched to LightDM. LinuxLibrary.
- ^ Smith, Roderick W. (2009). CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide. Indianapolis, Indiana: Wiley Publishing, Inc. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-470-50384-3.