Package:XDM (Display Manager)

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.

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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:

• x11-misc/lightdm
• gnome-base/gdm
• x11-misc/slim
• x11-misc/sddm

init

root # rc-update add xdm
root # rc