GNOME Display Manager
| GNOME Display Manager | |
|---|---|
GNOME Display Manager 47 (its default appearance uses a dark theme) | |
| Developers | The GNOME Project (William Jon McCann, Brian Cameron, Ray Strode) |
| Stable release | 49.2
/ 25 November 2025 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix and Unix-like (Linux, BSD, Solaris) |
| Type | Login manager for Wayland, X display manager |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Website | gitlab |
| Repository | |
GNOME Display Manager (GDM) is a graphical login manager ("display manager") for the windowing systems X11 and Wayland.
The X Window System by default uses the XDM display manager. However, resolving XDM configuration issues typically involves editing a configuration file. GDM allows users to customize or troubleshoot settings without having to resort to a command line. Users can pick their session type on a per-login basis. GDM 2.38.0 is the last version that features customization with themes; subsequent releases do not support themes.