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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "lightdm" package

Learn how to install lightdm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall lightdm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: lightdm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.30.0-0ubuntu4~20.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Robert Ancell
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 839
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_1.30.0-0ubuntu4~20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 144268
MD5sum: 36a2068dedcea5a0af10c63a577de396
SHA1: 259cdd730d33b9f98b1185f8ef3b4610693c9861
SHA256: 7dcb98af056a75d783be2d64e91dd9599926d70d92c18c34ff75df07a1574595
SHA512: 432e772276ad10bf32620f58bedb2917f9b57c6ed92a080a532e53805c0bbae861e3012d749c96656109f39767fed653a2273ded23382d54cbd421d0068b2a22
Homepage: https://github.com/canonical/lightdm
Description: Display Manager
Description-md5: a04ec89b09d7becf8ba288295841fad0
Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: lightdm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.30.0-0ubuntu3.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Robert Ancell
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 839
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_1.30.0-0ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 144112
MD5sum: 7a45a8430e415777fc2cd1cc8c019cbf
SHA1: 35d488e75f70463a8a119c7ee4ede27f6b57aa53
SHA256: 7a1534664731963015bba939844580c0fa86ab3c468d066c3ed9cd2effca63cb
Homepage: https://github.com/canonical/lightdm
Description: Display Manager
Description-md5: a04ec89b09d7becf8ba288295841fad0
Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop