diff options
| author | Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@canonical.com> | 2017-12-11 14:54:57 +1300 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@canonical.com> | 2017-12-11 14:54:57 +1300 |
| commit | 8c5c595cd710b5b726444045133910eed5db08a4 (patch) | |
| tree | 2ec8bf83c84e80b502eeaee0463d7e9a82a3fba0 | |
| parent | cf34a8da61e593b94d59f42eb92524689a0a8b71 (diff) | |
| download | lightdm-git-8c5c595cd710b5b726444045133910eed5db08a4.tar.gz | |
Add README
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bafa8dd3 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +[](https://travis-ci.org/CanonicalLtd/lightdm) + +This version of LightDM is supported until October 2019. + +LightDM is a cross-desktop display manager. A display manager is a daemon that: +- Runs display servers (e.g. X) where necessary. +- Runs greeters to allow users to pick which user account and session type to use. +- Allows greeters to perform authentication using PAM. +- Runs session processes once authentication is complete. +- Provides remote graphical login options. + +Key features of LightDM are: +- Cross-desktop - supports different desktop technologies. +- Supports different display technologies (X, Mir, Wayland ...). +- Lightweight - low memory usage and fast performance. +- Guest sessions. +- Supports remote login (incoming - XDMCP, VNC, outgoing - XDMCP, pluggable). +- Comprehensive test suite. |