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libxdmcp

brew install libxdmcp v1.1.5 MIT

Shared library implementing the X Display Manager Control Protocol for X11 display management.

Why you might care

libxdmcp is a low-level X.Org library required by display managers and X clients that need to communicate over the XDMCP protocol; it's primarily a build-time dependency for X11-based desktop infrastructure, not typically installed directly by end users.

Categories

library x11
66.8k
30-day installs · #86
245.5k
90-day · #72
828.4k
365-day · #72

Runtime dependencies

xorgproto

Build dependencies

pkgconf

Links

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