gdm3 | Next generation GNOME Display Manager | Mehr ...
GDM provides the equivalent of a "login:" prompt for X displays: it asks for a login and starts X sessions. . It provides all the functionality of XDM, including XDMCP support for managing remote displays, and extends it with the ability to start X servers on demand. . The greeter is written using the GNOME libraries and hence looks like a GNOME application - even to the extent of supporting themes! . This package contains the next generation GDM, which was developed using the technologies on which GNOME 3 is based.
