XDM Alternatives

XDM is described as '(in full, the X Display Manager) is the default display manager for the X Window System. It is a bare-bones X display manager. It was introduced with X11 Release 3 in October 1988, to support the standalone X terminals that were just coming onto the market' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to XDM for Linux, BSD and Xfce. The best XDM alternative is Ly, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XDM are LightDM, SDDM, emptty and SLiM.

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  1. X

    xlogin

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    Lightweight, secure and login like console display manager for X.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. T

    TDM

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    Console TDM is an extension for xorg-xinit written in pure bash. It is inspired by CDM, which aimed to be a replacement of display managers such as GDM.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    TDM screenshot 1
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  4. G

    greetd

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    Minimal and flexible login manager daemon that makes no assumptions about what you want to launch.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. C

    CDM

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    Minimalistic, yet full-featured display manager that provides a fast, dialog-based login system without the overhead of the X Window System. Written in pure bash, CDM has almost no dependencies, yet supports multiple users/sessions and can start virtually any desktop environment...

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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