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Package: gdm (2.16.4-1)

GNOME Display Manager

gdm provides the equivalent of a "login:" prompt for X displays- it pops up a login window and starts an X session.

It provides all the functionality of xdm, including XDMCP support for managing remote displays.

The greeting window is written using the GNOME libraries and hence looks like a GNOME application- even to the extent of supporting themes! By default, the greeter is run as an unprivileged user for security.

Tags: System Administration: Login, User Interface: Daemon, Networking: Server, Role: Program, Security: Authentication, Application Suite: GNOME, Interface Toolkit: GTK, Purpose: Login, X Window System: Login Manager

Other Packages Related to gdm

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  • rec: gdm-themes
    Themes for the GNOME Display Manager
  • rec: whiptail
    Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts
    or dialog
    Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts
  • rec: zenity
    Display graphical dialog boxes from shell scripts

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 4,006.6 kB13100 kB [list of files]
amd64 3,950.6 kB12720 kB [list of files]
arm 3,892.5 kB12484 kB [list of files]
hppa 3,976.2 kB12696 kB [list of files]
i386 3,917.5 kB11296 kB [list of files]
ia64 4,168.4 kB13844 kB [list of files]
mips 3,945.4 kB13004 kB [list of files]
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powerpc 3,947.1 kB12680 kB [list of files]
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sparc 3,908.6 kB12560 kB [list of files]