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XDM (display manager)
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<p>The X Display Manager (XDM) is the default <a href="/facts/X_display_manager/1Y0ob6da">display manager</a> for the <a href="/facts/X_Window_System/ac2vRIQL">X Window System</a>. It is a bare-bones X display manager. It was introduced with X11 Release 3 in October 1988, to support the standalone <a href="/facts/X_terminal/3vKnajqT">X terminals</a> that were just coming onto the market. It was written by <a href="/facts/Keith_Packard/Aprjdw29">Keith Packard</a>. </p>