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<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
<chapter id="x-dm">
<?dbhtml filename="dm.html" ?>
<title>Display Managers</title>
<para>
Display Managers are graphical programs used for starting the graphical
display (currently, the X server) and providing a login capability for
a Window Manager or Desktop Environment.
</para>
<para>
There are many Display Managers available. Some of the more well
known include:
<application>gdm</application>,
<application>kdm</application> (deprecated),
<application>LightDM</application>,
<application>lxdm</application>,
<application>Slim</application>, and
<application>sddm</application>.
</para>
<para>
Among the Desktop Environments available for Linux you find:
<application>Enlightenment</application>,
<application>GNOME</application>,
<application>Plasma</application>,
<application>lxde</application>,
<application>LXQt</application>, and
<application>xfce</application>.
</para>
<para>
Choosing a Display Manager or Desktop Environment is highly subjective.
The choice depends on the look and feel of the packages, the resources
(memory and disk space) required, and the utilities included.
</para>
<para>
In this chapter, the installation instructions of some Display Managers
are presented. Later in the book, you will find other ones, which are
provided as part of some Desktop Environments.
</para>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="gdm.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="lightdm.xml"/>
<!--<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="lxdm.xml"/>-->
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="sddm.xml"/>
</chapter>