LightDM
A lightweight display manager.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Features
- Display Management
- Login
Tags
- system-utilities
- Xfce
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LightDM information
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Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
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- 242 Open Issues
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What is LightDM?
LightDM is a cross-desktop display manager. A display manager is a daemon that:
Runs display servers (e.g. X) where necessary. Runs greeters to allow users to pick which user account and session type to use. Allows greeters to perform authentication using PAM. Runs session processes once authentication is complete. Provides remote graphical login options.
Key features of LightDM are:
Cross-desktop - supports different desktop technologies. Supports different display technologies (X, Mir, Wayland ...). Lightweight - low memory usage and fast performance. Guest sessions. Supports remote login (incoming - XDMCP, VNC, outgoing - XDMCP, pluggable). Comprehensive test suite.
The package name is generally "lightdm".
Comments and Reviews
Lightweight gui login manager. Simply and fast.
not really lightweight on dependencies