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MDM - the '''M'''int '''D'''isplay '''M'''anager - is designed for use with any desktop environment. It supports theming, automatic login, and the automatic detection and use of multiple desktop environments. Ported over from Mint and adapted by the Manjaro Team, this is the default display manager for the XFCE flavour. It is also highly recommended for newcomers, particularly as it comes with a very easy user-friendly app to configure and change its appearance | MDM - the '''M'''int '''D'''isplay '''M'''anager - is designed for use with any desktop environment. It supports theming, automatic login, and the automatic detection and use of multiple desktop environments. Ported over from Mint and adapted by the Manjaro Team, this is the default display manager for the XFCE flavour. It is also highly recommended for newcomers, particularly as it comes with a very easy user-friendly app to configure and change its appearance... and lots of themes to go with it. | ||
MDM can be installed by entering the following command: | MDM can be installed by entering the following command: | ||
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'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLiM SLiM]''' - the '''S'''imple '''L'''og'''i'''n '''M'''anager - is designed for use with any desktop environment. | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLiM SLiM]''' - the '''S'''imple '''L'''og'''i'''n '''M'''anager - is designed for use with any desktop environment. Used by Manjaro Openbox and popular with Arch users, it supports theming, automatic login, and use of multiple desktop environments. '''However, SLiM is not recommended for inexperienced users''' as it does not automatically detect installed desktop environments, and it is consequently necessary to manually edit some configuration files to get it to work. | ||
To install SLiM, enter the command: | To install SLiM, enter the command: | ||