How to Install and Uninstall lightdm Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Last updated: March 14,2025
1. Install "lightdm" package
Please follow the steps below to install lightdm on Debian 11 (Bullseye)
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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 guidance below to uninstall lightdm on Debian 11 (Bullseye):
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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 11 (Bullseye)
Package: lightdm
Version: 1.26.0-7
Installed-Size: 832
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 (>= 1.7.0), 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_1.26.0-7_amd64.deb
Size: 172184
MD5sum: 6cc3f9708fff4d3828fd92a771a5964d
SHA256: 2a045ee9d0a23aeafd571f063a9fca9719062637ea8ec8f5b5d92f09bce0f657
Version: 1.26.0-7
Installed-Size: 832
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 (>= 1.7.0), 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_1.26.0-7_amd64.deb
Size: 172184
MD5sum: 6cc3f9708fff4d3828fd92a771a5964d
SHA256: 2a045ee9d0a23aeafd571f063a9fca9719062637ea8ec8f5b5d92f09bce0f657