GNOME Display Manager
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 GDM in Ubuntu (Linux) |
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| Developer(s) | GNOME Team |
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| Stable release | 3.8.2 (May 16, 2013) [±][1] |
| Operating system | Unix-like (includes: BSD, Linux, Solaris) |
| Type | X display manager |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www.gnome.org/projects/gdm |
GDM (the GNOME Display Manager) is a display manager for the X Window System.
The X Window System by default uses the XDM display manager. However, resolving XDM configuration issues typically involves editing a configuration file. GDM allows users to customize or troubleshoot settings without having to resort to a command line. Users can pick their session type on a per-login basis. GDM 2.38.0 is the last version that features customization with themes; subsequent releases do not support themes.
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Hidden features[edit]
GDM has a few Easter eggs, in the form of strings to be entered in the username box. These can be found in the source file "gui/guilogin.c", in a function named "evil".[2]
- Dancing login - type "Start Dancing" to start, and "Stop Dancing" to stop. (This requires the standard greeter, rather than the graphical one).
- "Gimme Random Cursor" - can be used repeatedly.
- "Require Quarter" (or "Require Quater", for backward compatibility with a typo in the original),[3] then log in normally - a dialog box appears after entering the password.
Queen of England[edit]
Some of the copyright notices of GDM refer to the "Queen of England", who is also named as a maintainer in release announcements since version 2.2.1.[4] It was only later that the developers realised that there has been no "Queen of England" since the Acts of Union of 1707.[5]
See also[edit]
- KDM, the KDE display manager
- Other display managers
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Frederic (2013-05-16), "GNOME 3.8.2 Release", gnome-announce mailing list, retrieved 2013-05-17
- ^ "gdm - guilogin.c". Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "GDM commit ee8de912". 5 March 2001. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "ANNOUNCE: GDM 2.2.1, the "Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you" release". 4 May 2001.
- ^ "ANNOUNCE: GDM 2.5.90.2 (unstable), the "Nose poking" release". 4 Mar 2004.
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