How to Install and Uninstall lightdm Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "lightdm" package

This is a short guide on how to install lightdm on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall lightdm on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: lightdm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.26.0-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Robert Ancell
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 824
Provides: x-display-manager
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.7.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb1, libxdmcp6, adduser, bash (>= 4.3), dbus, libglib2.0-bin, libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14), libpam-modules, plymouth (>= 0.8.8-0ubuntu18)
Recommends: xserver-xorg, unity-greeter | lightdm-greeter | lightdm-kde-greeter
Suggests: bindfs
Conflicts: liblightdm-gobject-0-0, liblightdm-qt-0-0
Filename: pool/universe/l/lightdm/lightdm_1.26.0-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 147668
MD5sum: 3328331e5e0bf3002ca9ded03cc728d9
SHA1: c788b0eb6726291c2ce00d218dc412d547e82b01
SHA256: 3a3ffe09ff094392abac31c7570fcf0b3246df1e13f47fe9819ab7e83b65495e
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/lightdm
Description: Display Manager
Description-md5: a04ec89b09d7becf8ba288295841fad0
Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 3y