How to Install and Uninstall lightdm Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Last updated: November 05,2024
Notice
You can also install and uninstall the lightdm on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system
- MX Linux 23
- SparkyLinux
1. Install "lightdm" package
In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install lightdm on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
lightdm
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2. Uninstall "lightdm" package
Please follow the instructions below to uninstall lightdm on Debian 12 (Bookworm):
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sudo apt remove
lightdm
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the lightdm package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Package: lightdm
Version: 1.26.0-8
Installed-Size: 836
Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: adduser, dbus, libpam-systemd | logind, lightdm-gtk-greeter | lightdm-greeter, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb1, libxdmcp6
Recommends: xserver-xorg
Suggests: accountsservice, upower, xserver-xephyr
Description: simple display manager
Description-md5: ae12e7dfa730e4fc1223ec3527168706
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/lightdm
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lightdm/lightdm_1.26.0-8_amd64.deb
Size: 174072
MD5sum: fbc7876540127c0f843daedbabef3ff6
SHA256: bd3030b5eb3c899486c1cd603f59352d36e30553b36ee696f14d2fc5209ca629
Version: 1.26.0-8
Installed-Size: 836
Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: adduser, dbus, libpam-systemd | logind, lightdm-gtk-greeter | lightdm-greeter, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb1, libxdmcp6
Recommends: xserver-xorg
Suggests: accountsservice, upower, xserver-xephyr
Description: simple display manager
Description-md5: ae12e7dfa730e4fc1223ec3527168706
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/lightdm
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lightdm/lightdm_1.26.0-8_amd64.deb
Size: 174072
MD5sum: fbc7876540127c0f843daedbabef3ff6
SHA256: bd3030b5eb3c899486c1cd603f59352d36e30553b36ee696f14d2fc5209ca629