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mdm

display Manager

TLDR

Start MDM

$ mdm
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Configure MDM
$ mdm-config
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Restart MDM
$ systemctl restart mdm
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Check status
$ systemctl status mdm
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View logs
$ journalctl -u mdm
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SYNOPSIS

mdm [options]

DESCRIPTION

mdm is the MDM Display Manager. It provides a graphical login screen for Linux Mint.
The tool handles user authentication and session selection. Fork of GDM for Cinnamon/MATE.

PARAMETERS

--help

Display help information.
--version
Show version.

CAVEATS

Linux Mint specific. Deprecated in favor of LightDM. Legacy display manager.

HISTORY

MDM was Linux Mint's display manager, a fork of GDM, now largely replaced by LightDM.

SEE ALSO

lightdm(1), gdm(1), sddm(1)

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