How to Install and Uninstall unity-greeter Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "unity-greeter" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall unity-greeter on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                unity-greeter
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the unity-greeter package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: unity-greeter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 18.04.0+18.04.20180314.1-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 664
Provides: lightdm-greeter
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.27), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libido3-0.1-0 (>= 13.10.0daily13.06.19), libindicator3-7 (>= 0.4.90), liblightdm-gobject-1-0 (>= 1.15.2), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxext6, systemd, unity-settings-daemon (>= 15.04.1+16.10.20160615-0ubuntu1)
Recommends: indicator-application, indicator-datetime, indicator-keyboard, indicator-power, indicator-session, indicator-sound, network-manager-gnome
Suggests: lightdm (>= 1.20.0-0ubuntu2~), lightdm-remote-session-freerdp, lightdm-remote-session-uccsconfigure, remote-login-service
Breaks: edubuntu-artwork (<< 12.01.1~)
Filename: pool/universe/u/unity-greeter/unity-greeter_18.04.0+18.04.20180314.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 151924
MD5sum: 711a26e869c8d193c6d2595b4732a684
SHA1: 098c9fd9158494db9d647b08abb08b56fffef5ad
SHA256: 3698ae873af204606ae79c4811e3ea83d6a0dce5a70d62bac108b2fb6ed3f0ed
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/unity-greeter
Description: Unity Greeter
Description-md5: 9877c73111a0ce6340336dbc65020a9e