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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "lightdm" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install lightdm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall lightdm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lightdm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Robert Ancell
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 668
Provides: x-display-manager
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb1, libxdmcp6, libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14), libpam-modules, adduser, libglib2.0-bin, dbus, plymouth (>= 0.8.8-0ubuntu18), bash (>= 4.3)
Recommends: xserver-xorg, unity-greeter | lightdm-greeter | lightdm-kde-greeter
Suggests: bindfs
Conflicts: liblightdm-gobject-0-0, liblightdm-qt-0-0
Filename: pool/main/l/lightdm/lightdm_1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 117856
MD5sum: 22fd4d3c779c0635b67fbabf59bc711d
SHA1: 966a5d3d97ded92f133b13887c4cb530e8a7f28b
SHA256: caa544af755b0b63b02e285cf7ca291e3e6e1540fb3cdf01aee140fedab509d7
SHA512: 7d4988da2511d171dbf4da4b9c4ee2e0aaaf9a51600999dc2a0a9a2df79161fcb029d9e7365db2a4ff6c0d853dd6ce218b899190997502ecf3ada14a47c80c5f
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/lightdm
Description-en: Display Manager
LightDM is a X display manager that:
* Has a lightweight codebase
* Is standards compliant (PAM, ConsoleKit, etc)
* Has a well defined interface between the server and user interface
* Cross-desktop (greeters can be written in any toolkit)
Description-md5: a04ec89b09d7becf8ba288295841fad0
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: lightdm
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 656
Maintainer: Robert Ancell
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.18.1-0ubuntu1
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb1, libxdmcp6, libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14), libpam-modules, adduser, libglib2.0-bin, dbus, plymouth (>= 0.8.8-0ubuntu18), bash (>= 4.3)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Recommends: xserver-xorg, unity-greeter | lightdm-greeter | lightdm-kde-greeter
Suggests: bindfs
Conflicts: liblightdm-gobject-0-0, liblightdm-qt-0-0
Filename: pool/main/l/lightdm/lightdm_1.18.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 114964
MD5sum: 18804f8abba51bf98b43b6d82c73687f
SHA1: c0205253508247daecf16128e592449536526621
SHA256: 3eaaf136fbfcbe1223e764a7f46c282769aa8a65e96699d145f6fe540a78a13d
Description-en: Display Manager
LightDM is a X display manager that:
* Has a lightweight codebase
* Is standards compliant (PAM, ConsoleKit, etc)
* Has a well defined interface between the server and user interface
* Cross-desktop (greeters can be written in any toolkit)
Description-md5: a04ec89b09d7becf8ba288295841fad0
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/lightdm
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop