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LightDM
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Console TDM
4 Recommendations
Entrance
3 Recommendations
Slim
151 Recommendations
GDM
40 Recommendations
SDDM
26 Recommendations
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What is the best Linux Display Manager?

Pros

RespectableUgajin

Pro
Incredibly lightweight

just fast

WhiteLilac
Nikhil Prabhu

Pro
Beautiful interface

Some greeters such as the Unity Greeter look absolutely beautiful on LightDM.

Cons

Holo Deck
Paolo

Con
Not really lightweight

How lightweight it is depends on the used greeter, but they all require much more dependencies than other lightweight greeters like XDM or SLiM.

Paolo
WorthyTaevataat

Con
No Wayland compatibility

This means no wayland session can be launched at all using LightDM.

ResponsiveRaweno

Con
Poor/missing documentation

Commonly Compared

LightDM
vs
Console TDM
4 Recommendations
Entrance
3 Recommendations
Slim
151 Recommendations
GDM
40 Recommendations
SDDM
26 Recommendations
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