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XDM ([[Wikipedia:XDM_(display_manager)|Wikipedia page]],) also known as the X Display Manager, is an application that typically starts at system startup, and presents a graphical login screen. Once a user successfully logs in, their X session begins.
On Gentoo systems, XDM installs the {{f|/etc/init.d/xdm}} init script, which via the {{f|/etc/conf.d/xdm}} configuration file is used to start other display managers, such as GNOME's {{c|gdm}}.
==install==
==install==
<console>###i## emerge xdm</console>
{{note|make sure your x11 is working properly before attempting to use xdm}}
{{console|body=###i## emerge xdm}}


==configure==
==configure==
xdm is controlled by <code>/etc/conf.d/xdm</code>.
xdm is controlled by {{f|/etc/conf.d/xdm}}.


xdm is often paired with other, more modern display managers.
xdm is often paired with other, more modern display managers.
see:
see:
{{package|lightdm}}
*{{package|x11-misc/lightdm}}
{{package|gdm}}
*{{package|gnome-base/gdm}}
{{package|kdm}}
*{{package|x11-misc/slim}}
{{package|slim}}
*{{package|x11-misc/sddm}}


==init==
==init==
to start xdm immediately:
{{console|body=###i## rc-update add xdm
<console>###i## rc-service xdm start</console>
###i## rc}}
 
to start xdm upon boot:
<console>###i## rc-update add xdm</console>
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XDM (Display Manager)

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XDM (Wikipedia page,) also known as the X Display Manager, is an application that typically starts at system startup, and presents a graphical login screen. Once a user successfully logs in, their X session begins.

On Gentoo systems, XDM installs the /etc/init.d/xdm init script, which via the /etc/conf.d/xdm configuration file is used to start other display managers, such as GNOME's gdm.

install

   Note

make sure your x11 is working properly before attempting to use xdm

root # emerge xdm

configure

xdm is controlled by /etc/conf.d/xdm.

xdm is often paired with other, more modern display managers. see:

init

root # rc-update add xdm
root # rc