XDMCP protocol – What and How

2010-03-12 2 min read Linux
Okay, I will talk about XDMCP today. First we will see what is xdmcp protocol. There is a nice article on what is XDM is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_display_manager" target="_blank">here In very simple words, this a protocol to get the X Windows login to a remote system. The client sends the request to the server and server completes the requests. For this the server allows the clients to connect to XDMCP port. There are various ways the XDMCP works most common being indirect, direct and query. Continue reading

FVWM window manager.

2010-03-05 1 min read Fedora Linux
<a href="http://www.fvwm.org/" target="_blank">Home Page of fvwm. So Now I am trying different window managers. My requirement is simple, alt+tab should allow me to swicht the windows and the window manager should be light but configurable and should show the programs/applications that are installed on my system. The last requirement comes from the fact that I am quite forgetful person and keep forgetting about the application to use for the particular purpose. Continue reading