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When comparing Brzdm vs CDM, the Slant community recommends CDM for most people. In the question“What is the best Linux Display Manager?” CDM is ranked 3rd while Brzdm is ranked 12th.
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Pros
Pro Improved SLiM
Pro Adds buttons to SLiM
It adds buttons for restart or shutdown.
Pro Has almost no dependencies
Pro Supports virtually any DE/WM
Pro Very lightweight
Takes up almost no system resources.
Cons
Con Poorly supported by distributors
No one includes it.
Con Bad documentation & install guidance
Con Bad availability in distros
There is no CDM in distros repositories (only in AUR on arch)
However you always can compile it from source.
Con Curses-like interface
Very simple and minimalistic graphical interface.