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XDM ([[Wikipedia:XDM_(display_manager)|Wikipedia page]], also know 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 <code>/etc/init.d/xdm</code> init script, which via the <code>/etc/conf.d/xdm</code> configuration file is used to start other display managers, such as GNOME's <code>gdm</code>.
==install==
==install==
<console>###i## emerge xdm</console>
<console>###i## emerge xdm</console>

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XDM (Wikipedia page, also know 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

root # emerge xdm

configure

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

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

init

to start xdm immediately:

root # rc-service xdm start

to start xdm upon boot:

root # rc-update add xdm