How to Install and Uninstall slick-greeter Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "slick-greeter" package

Learn how to install slick-greeter on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                slick-greeter
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "slick-greeter" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall slick-greeter on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                slick-greeter
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the slick-greeter package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: slick-greeter
Version: 2.0.3+virginia
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Linux Mint
Installed-Size: 1713
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.43.92), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.21.6), liblightdm-gobject-1-0 (>= 1.15.2), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxapp1 (>= 1.4.9), libxext6, lightdm, python3
Suggests: lightdm-remote-session-freerdp, lightdm-remote-session-uccsconfigure, remote-login-service
Provides: lightdm-greeter
Homepage: https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Filename: pool/backport/s/slick-greeter/slick-greeter_2.0.3+virginia_amd64.deb
Size: 295960
SHA256: fd017cb385a8acc76973f3bea0d97295a36bfb41a9c2350cffb5cc0ab6443601
SHA1: aa3110596f171d0890a79876654c404936d35856
MD5sum: e2d4d3ac8bddf26e1c594b1f9e8e4725
Description: Slick-looking LightDM greeter
Slick-Greeter is cross-distribution and should work pretty much
anywhere.
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All panel applets are embedded. No external indicators are launched or
loaded by the greeter.
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No settings daemon are launched or loaded by the greeter.
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This greeter supports HiDPI.
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Sessions are validated. If a default/chosen session isn't present on
the system, the greeter scans for known sessions in
/usr/share/xsessions and replaces the invalid session choice with a
valid session.
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You can take a screenshot by pressing PrintScrn. The screenshot is
saved in /var/lib/lightdm/Screenshot.png.
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Slick Greeter started as a fork of Unity Greeter 16.04.2, a greeter
developed for Ubuntu by Canonical, which used indicators and
unity-settings-daemon.
Description-md5: 1b898635a7480341858661901fe71d2a

Package: slick-greeter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.6-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: David Mohammed
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1674
Provides: lightdm-greeter
Depends: lightdm, python3, python3-gi, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.43.92), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.21.4), liblightdm-gobject-1-0 (>= 1.15.2), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxext6
Recommends: lightdm-settings
Filename: pool/universe/s/slick-greeter/slick-greeter_1.5.6-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 299312
MD5sum: 0c85b9d38f7d72fe26e0f28e9bf35f37
SHA1: e87f1867c0a3505dafbf7f36e6dfdc9eb7c2cc09
SHA256: 8d26ef5bc9e12ca486d99784dfa878122591a02833eb94caa93caefa0b99ff39
SHA512: 2e4effcd25a31e14703fd40ca884628dc41bf22bde106b236c7b1bf2aeab65b0204c3d976141b2caf9b538d827d1ce2aafa110262f2619558d87506a11d72a6f
Homepage: https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter
Description: Slick-looking LightDM greeter
Slick-Greeter is cross-distribution and should work pretty much
anywhere.
.
All panel applets are embedded. No external indicators are launched or
loaded by the greeter.
.
No settings daemon are launched or loaded by the greeter.
.
This greeter supports HiDPI.
.
Sessions are validated. If a default/chosen session isn't present on
the system, the greeter scans for known sessions in
/usr/share/xsessions and replaces the invalid session choice with a
valid session.
.
You can take a screenshot by pressing PrintScrn. The screenshot is
saved in /var/lib/lightdm/Screenshot.png.
.
Slick Greeter started as a fork of Unity Greeter 16.04.2, a greeter
developed for Ubuntu by Canonical, which used indicators and
unity-settings-daemon.
Description-md5: 1b898635a7480341858661901fe71d2a
Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi