How to Install and Uninstall gdm3 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "gdm3" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install gdm3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall gdm3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gdm3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4673
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.8), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgdm1 (= 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0, libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), libx11-6, libxau6, libxdmcp6, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (= 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.2), adduser, libpam-modules (>= 0.72-1), libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-13.1), libpam-systemd, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.15.90), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.2), gnome-shell (>= 3.10.1-2~), gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, librsvg2-common, accountsservice (>= 0.6.12), policykit-1 (>= 0.105-5~), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.36.0), dconf-cli (>= 0.20), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.20), ucf, x11-common (>= 1:7.6+11), x11-xserver-utils, bash (>= 4.3)
Recommends: zenity, xserver-xephyr, x11-xkb-utils, xserver-xorg, at-spi2-core
Suggests: libpam-gnome-keyring, gnome-orca
Breaks: gdm (<< 3.18)
Replaces: gdm (<< 3.18)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gdm3/gdm3_3.18.3-0ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 647748
MD5sum: f8cf21bcb1af97586ac8f5edd96dc3e5
SHA1: 78c0066b288b6c835164d359c915c347828d9b46
SHA256: 6531a94045805c98fe260770cd7217b727190c9826575433caa2486811629ed0
SHA512: 25ea7e8e0475931f605f5b16bd7cdb2e2340acb02273b25b375bc830d1878045ce7b0384051c091ff613faba368a1fcedfe0109079c61db038f662195f4ebdb6
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-gnome-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: gdm3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 4672
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2
Replaces: gdm (<< 3.18)
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.8), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgdm1 (= 3.18.3-0ubuntu2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0, libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), libx11-6, libxau6, libxdmcp6, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (= 3.18.3-0ubuntu2), adduser, libpam-modules (>= 0.72-1), libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-13.1), libpam-systemd, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.15.90), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.2), gnome-shell (>= 3.10.1-2~), gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, librsvg2-common, accountsservice (>= 0.6.12), policykit-1 (>= 0.105-5~), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.36.0), dconf-cli (>= 0.20), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.20), ucf, x11-common (>= 1:7.6+11), x11-xserver-utils, bash (>= 4.3)
Recommends: zenity, xserver-xephyr, x11-xkb-utils, xserver-xorg, at-spi2-core
Suggests: libpam-gnome-keyring, gnome-orca
Breaks: gdm (<< 3.18)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gdm3/gdm3_3.18.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 647410
MD5sum: 874454f8796201569d76bd37a820227d
SHA1: 1dc018c5e53a19a9141f193c1dc74b2e213fea4f
SHA256: 47f18681ef2e72348d7f8b2247f60b97ef96d2989c2635b1b4e295b772409d7d
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: ubuntu-gnome-desktop