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Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to LightDM

Slim Framework i3 Laravel Arch Linux Xmonad qtile Yii Framework herbstluftwm

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to LightDM are Slim Framework, i3, and Laravel. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Slim is a PHP micro framework that helps you quickly write simple yet powerful web applications and APIs.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #PHP Framework #PHP MVC Framework #Web Frameworks 5 social mentions

  2. 2

    i3

    A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 89 social mentions

  3. A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Developer Tools #Web Frameworks #PHP Framework 194 social mentions

  4. You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 256 social mentions

  5. 5
    xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 14 social mentions

  6. 6
    Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written in Python.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 6 social mentions

  7. Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #PHP Framework #PHP MVC Framework #Web Frameworks

  8. Window Maker is a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Window Manager #Open Source 1 social mentions

  9. herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 8 social mentions

  10. 10

    JWM

    Also known as Joe's Window Manager. Created in 2003, one of the default window manager for Puppy Linux, and actively updated by Joe, its creator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 3 social mentions

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