How to Install and Uninstall lightdm Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "lightdm" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install lightdm on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lightdm
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lightdm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall lightdm on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: lightdm
Source: lightdm (1.32.0-4)
Version: 1.32.0-4+b1
Installed-Size: 815
Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: adduser, dbus, libpam-systemd | logind, lightdm-gtk-greeter | lightdm-greeter, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.40.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb1, libxdmcp6
Recommends: xserver-xorg
Suggests: accountsservice, upower, xserver-xephyr
Size: 163040
SHA256: 8f4f328d60dc1eaf14868f02c43520ec0959d86bacba49135b7fbb05755fcfde
SHA1: 3e130005287994e5ea133120b78040a96f84ad6c
MD5sum: b76c97fc776cb72cd42bfd3345e1a996
Description: simple display manager
An X display manager that:
* Has a lightweight codebase
* Is standards compliant (PAM, ConsoleKit, etc)
* Has a well defined interface between the server and user interface
* Fully themeable
* Cross-desktop (greeters can be written in any toolkit)
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Additional software can be useful along with LightDM:
* xserver-xephyr can be used to add a nested X display by calling
'dm-tool add-nested-seat`
* upower can be used to suspend the computer from the display manager
* accountsservice is used to populate a user list with addition information.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/light-dm/107
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lightdm/lightdm_1.32.0-4+b1_amd64.deb