KDE Display Manager
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| KDE Display Manager (KDM) | |
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 KDM in kubuntu |
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| Developed by | KDE Team |
| Latest release | 4.0.4 / May 7, 2008 |
| OS | BSD, Linux, Solaris, other Unix-like |
| Genre | X display manager |
| License | GPL |
| Website | www.kde.org |
In computing, KDM (KDE Display Manager) is a graphical login interface for computers using Unix-like operating systems. It is the K Desktop Environment replacement for XDM, the default X display manager (from which it was originally developed). KDM allows users to pick their session type on a per-login basis. Like KDE, it uses the Qt toolkit and can be configured from the KDE control center. It also allows theming and user photos.
A simple KDM login dialog box has a list of users on the left, stating their username, their "real name" and optionally also containing a small picture that can be chosen by the user or the administrator. To the right from the list is a greeting and a picture. These items can be customised using the KDE Control Center. Users may also replace this picture with an analog clock. Under the picture/clock are the Username and Password text boxes. On some systems, users will find a session selector under the password field where you can select the kind of session type you want to start, e.g. KDE, GNOME or a simple terminal. At the bottom, there is a series of buttons which offers commands to shut down and reboot the computer, restart the X server or start a tool to manage users.
KDM has an optional autologin feature; despite the inherent insecurity of this, users sometimes request it.
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[edit] See also
- GDM, the GNOME display manager
- SLiM, the desktop-independent graphical login manager
- XDM, X Window Display Manager
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