SLiM Alternatives

SLiM has been discontinued. Similar apps include Ly, which is free and open source. Other options are LightDM, SDDM, emptty and GDM. You can choose from more than 10 apps like SLiM for Linux.

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SLiM alternatives page was last updated Nov 10, 2024

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xlogin
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Lightweight, secure and login like console display manager for X.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Linux
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Good alternative?Is xlogin a good alternative to SLiM?
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greetd
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Minimal and flexible login manager daemon that makes no assumptions about what you want to launch.
16 greetd alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Origin
Denmark
EU
Platforms
Linux
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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
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Linux
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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
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
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Good alternative?Is CDM a good alternative to SLiM?