How to Install and Uninstall gdm Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 02,2024

1. Install "gdm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gdm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gdm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gdm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gdm package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gdm
Architecture: all
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Source: gdm3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: gdm3
Filename: pool/universe/g/gdm3/gdm_3.18.3-0ubuntu2.2_all.deb
Size: 19578
MD5sum: 830d84b2472b0ef3c8f120c5b2643608
SHA1: a3faf17339551c25e94bf4299f4bccfd9cd378b4
SHA256: 578c069a956c5ed18db2b526c60227e0aba994f55a253c5071da433990485b38
SHA512: 81f3d6e51364c27694b8247d23110d4e22c3e43d217c08af8fd4f5cc366736bf111dce0e215aef7562866d000258430fcc4aa0f47442804bf958e96b7f57fb40
Description-en: GNOME Display Manager (transitional package)
This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to gdm3.
It can be safely removed.
Description-md5: a4d5d8c6b28b28e2fc9b8463a99e9f3e

Package: gdm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: gdm3
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2
Depends: gdm3
Filename: pool/universe/g/gdm3/gdm_3.18.3-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 19544
MD5sum: ad8e4b1bf3369d72b86196913b28fd37
SHA1: d6366dd73c0a4356c5053db78656547ecfccbabc
SHA256: dcec67e808a2a18a64bda0d96152e2135b0c91f8f7e1f42e165aa8b4d5583f12
Description-en: GNOME Display Manager (transitional package)
This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to gdm3.
It can be safely removed.
Description-md5: a4d5d8c6b28b28e2fc9b8463a99e9f3e
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu