Editing XDM (display manager) (section)

== History ==
XDM is one of the earliest display managers for Linux.<ref name=":1" /> It was developed by Keith Packard after he joined the X Consortium due to his frustration using a text-based environment to try and configure X.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Neal |first=Miles |date=1996-07-10 |title=Taming The X Display Manager |url=http://www.rru.com/~meo/pubsntalks/xrj/xdm.html |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.rru.com}}</ref>

XDM is available but unused on most systems because of its rudimentary nature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerganov |first=Hiks |date=2024-03-18 |title=Linux Display Managers (LightDM, SLiM, XDM, GDM, SDDM, KDM, Ly): Install and Uninstall Guide |url=https://www.baeldung.com/linux/display-managers-install-uninstall |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Baeldung}}</ref> Desktop environments released afterwards tended to include their own display manager, such as dtlogin on [[Common Desktop Environment|CDE]].<ref name=":0" />