Article 3: What is window manager, gnome, Kde, xdm, kdm

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Author: User
What is window manager, gnome, Kde, xdm, kdm, GDM2010-02-03
I. Window Manager

1. Window Manager: It is responsible for the management of window movement, maximize, minimize, change the size and close.

2. Common Window managers

1) TWM (simple window manager provided by x.org)
2) gnome-WM (The Window Manager provided by gnome)
3) kwin (the window manager used by KDE)
4) FVWM (a well-known Window Manager)

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2. gnome and KDE

GNOME and KDE are desktop systems and are integrated with window manager and some applications.



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Iii. xdm, TPD, and KDM


Xdm, TPD, and KDM are three display managers of X Windows. Their functions are equivalent to init, Getty, and login in text mode. A session is started when the user enters the correct user name and password.

(1) xdm (default X Window System Display Manager)
(2) Display Manager provided by gnome)
(3) KDM (Display Manager provided by KDE)




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Iv. X Server and X Display Manager








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