How to Install and Uninstall gdm3 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "gdm3" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install gdm3 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gdm3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gdm3" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall gdm3 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gdm3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gdm3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: gdm3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1860
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: accountsservice (>= 0.6.35), adduser, bash (>= 4.3), dconf-cli (>= 0.20), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.20), dbus, gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (= 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.4), gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.10), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.24), gnome-shell (>= 3.19.92), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libgdm1 (= 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.4), libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.35.0), libpam-modules (>= 0.72-1), libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-13.1), libpam-systemd, librsvg2-common, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), policykit-1 (>= 0.105-5~), procps, ucf, x11-common (>= 1:7.6+11), x11-xserver-utils, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.37), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.44.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.5.9), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0, libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), libx11-6, libxau6, libxcb1, libxdmcp6
Recommends: at-spi2-core, libpam-fprintd (>= 0.8.0-2), x11-xkb-utils, xserver-xephyr, xserver-xorg, zenity
Suggests: gnome-orca, libpam-gnome-keyring
Breaks: pulseaudio (<< 11.1-2), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-2~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gdm3/gdm3_3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.4_amd64.deb
Size: 260800
MD5sum: 556fd0dc30f0518337d7b1f1bfde9229
SHA1: 871a93a396cab3bfc974a9f0451442773d08f1a9
SHA256: bb96bb0985a93433aa5915d3efb69a565f7346227341f7ff04f211195578e639
SHA512: f274b6551d6a3887ca233f418133115cb9949ccafe49435991a64c51570cbf9e8b7fd557b8596e2a284eb068bc659f93feecfa889726ec9bc5a9322c58a73677
Description: GNOME Display Manager
Description-md5: 9be0fb38ba2581f623b79242c9c7918d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop

Package: gdm3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1860
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: accountsservice (>= 0.6.35), adduser, bash (>= 4.3), dconf-cli (>= 0.20), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.20), dbus, gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (= 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2), gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.10), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.24), gnome-shell (>= 3.19.92), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libgdm1 (= 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2), libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.35.0), libpam-modules (>= 0.72-1), libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-13.1), libpam-systemd, librsvg2-common, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), policykit-1 (>= 0.105-5~), procps, ucf, x11-common (>= 1:7.6+11), x11-xserver-utils, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.37), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.44.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.5.9), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0, libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), libx11-6, libxau6, libxcb1, libxdmcp6
Recommends: at-spi2-core, libpam-fprintd (>= 0.8.0-2), x11-xkb-utils, xserver-xephyr, xserver-xorg, zenity
Suggests: gnome-orca, libpam-gnome-keyring
Breaks: pulseaudio (<< 11.1-2), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-2~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gdm3/gdm3_3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 260132
MD5sum: a9006dbabfda7a31325761b30cf5267c
SHA1: a6fea628fe680caf6fbace9c198723f09fb392ff
SHA256: 06578cadef93584338da7138d783f77e01498001f805b4f9a9601de8bf6c2af8
SHA512: 7763bb03ae121091b11d82194bcd713f92f33ea2fa61f6bfe0f854132567315c5e1b3844c666509d6b2d5319ae89000c6d68a1c2e1ca3e7bd783582b8e7f353f
Description: GNOME Display Manager
Description-md5: 9be0fb38ba2581f623b79242c9c7918d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop

Package: gdm3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.34.1-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1852
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: accountsservice (>= 0.6.35), adduser, bash (>= 4.3), dconf-cli (>= 0.20), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.20), gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (= 3.34.1-1ubuntu1), gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.10), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.24), gnome-shell (>= 3.19.92), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libgdm1 (= 3.34.1-1ubuntu1), libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.35.0), libpam-modules (>= 0.72-1), libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-13.1), libpam-systemd, librsvg2-common, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), policykit-1 (>= 0.105-5~), procps, ucf, x11-common (>= 1:7.6+11), x11-xserver-utils, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.37), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.44.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 165), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.5.9), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0, libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), libx11-6, libxau6, libxcb1, libxdmcp6
Recommends: at-spi2-core, libpam-fprintd (>= 0.8.0-2), x11-xkb-utils, xserver-xephyr, xserver-xorg, zenity
Suggests: gnome-orca, libpam-gnome-keyring
Breaks: pulseaudio (<< 11.1-2), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-2~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gdm3/gdm3_3.34.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 261480
MD5sum: cf29c98fabe63a93b7482828963251ae
SHA1: bc7afdab7293e96096099b2894d160fd879205d4
SHA256: 7f9e73ad69a4d2546e17dfdfbc436be089b016b4caf2c7ed7c63c028c4abe10f
Description: GNOME Display Manager
Description-md5: 9be0fb38ba2581f623b79242c9c7918d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop