How to Install and Uninstall gdm3 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "gdm3" package

This is a short guide on how to install gdm3 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: gdm3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.38.1-2ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2108
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 (= 3.38.1-2ubuntu1.1), gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.37.0), gnome-session-common (>= 3.37.0-2~), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.37.0), gnome-shell (>= 3.37.90), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libgdm1 (= 3.38.1-2ubuntu1.1), 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 (>= 2.28), 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 (>= 3.1~), libsystemd0, 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_3.38.1-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 298096
MD5sum: c046a53671a95703599cc15f348a46c3
SHA1: efdccdff64abce7cbf6eb0dec703078fff50b7fb
SHA256: f1bafbb4e61bd52989fd53d831939ed09c7d2ef50388eedabeda4c4f587725e4
SHA512: c5ac6884089c9f954e7e6ef5b236ea8d3dfdf0a14c7dcdf038c7876d86bb1fd6389679a692aae8a36ab51f0b4ea01199648b3c6caeb2c9befaa452aa62099d3a
Description-en: GNOME Display Manager
GDM provides the equivalent of a "login:" prompt for X displays: it
asks for a login and starts graphical sessions.
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It supports multiple seats and switching between multiple users.
.
The greeter is based on the GNOME libraries and applications, and its
look and design are the same as those of a GNOME session.
Description-md5: 9be0fb38ba2581f623b79242c9c7918d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi

Package: gdm3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.38.1-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2108
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 (= 3.38.1-2ubuntu1), gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.37.0), gnome-session-common (>= 3.37.0-2~), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.37.0), gnome-shell (>= 3.37.90), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libgdm1 (= 3.38.1-2ubuntu1), 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 (>= 2.28), 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 (>= 3.1~), libsystemd0, 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_3.38.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 297440
MD5sum: a15a21325b2a82a6bc4769bae17e9987
SHA1: 88b8a0174dd0232f76cd56db49ae7f058af7c494
SHA256: 7227797547d66594b249ca833bd7a1909218d28b5442535966c46c2519213e39
SHA512: 8218c6c55b65930b0dac050f9bec7cb581117b7a1d10c74528c484c233c8970318e0dd11dfa4c047697801d8b438ae5604f152eaae75333d742e4c6273547af4
Description-en: GNOME Display Manager
GDM provides the equivalent of a "login:" prompt for X displays: it
asks for a login and starts graphical sessions.
.
It supports multiple seats and switching between multiple users.
.
The greeter is based on the GNOME libraries and applications, and its
look and design are the same as those of a GNOME session.
Description-md5: 9be0fb38ba2581f623b79242c9c7918d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi