KDE Display Manager

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

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 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.

See also

References
  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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