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# Console TDM

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Console TDM is an extension for xorg-xinit written in pure bash. It is inspired by CDM, which aimed to be a replacement of display managers such as GDM.

## Installation

Install the console-tdmAUR package (console-tdm-gitAUR package for the development version).

Now ensure no other display managers get started by disabling their systemd services.

After installing Console TDM, you should modify your `~/.bash_profile`, and add a line:

    source /usr/bin/tdm

If you use zsh, add to your `~/.zprofile` the following line:

    bash /usr/bin/tdm

or

    tdm

Tip: Since version 1.3.0, `tdm` may be forced to start if X is already running by adding the `--disable-xrunning-check` flag to the first call of `tdm`.

Regardless of which shell is used you should edit `~/.xinitrc` by replace your existing `exec` line with:

    exec tdm --xstart

## Configuration

Note: Since version 1.3.0, `tdm` follows the XDG base directory specification. By default, `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is set to `$HOME/.config`.
Warning: Since support for `~/.tdm` will eventually be dropped, consider moving your configuration to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tdm`. You can use `tdmctl migrate` to automatically migrate your configuration.

You should copy the links to your WM/DE starter to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tdm/sessions`, and links to non-X programs to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tdm/extra`. For convenience, you can just run `tdmctl init`.

The use of the program `tdmctl` is much like `systemctl`, and it's a powerful tool to configure Console TDM.

You can customize Console TDM by editing `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tdm/tdminit`.

## See also

- Homepage

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- Display managers