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

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "sddm" package

Please follow the steps below to install sddm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall sddm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: sddm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kde
Installed-Size: 1238
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.13.0-1ubuntu5
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: adduser, qml-module-qtquick2, sddm-theme-breeze | sddm-theme, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libqt5core5a (>= 5.5.0), libqt5dbus5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.4.0) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.4.0), libqt5network5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5qml5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5quick5 (>= 5.0.2) | libqt5quick5-gles (>= 5.0.2), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libsystemd0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1
Recommends: libpam-systemd
Suggests: libpam-kwallet5
Filename: pool/universe/s/sddm/sddm_0.13.0-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 270040
MD5sum: 583946b5a2abd696a67ea6e934a478f1
SHA1: 91460223821958fa4e244042908a04f0a049a1a7
SHA256: ac5a8223240fbd9ce1182cbf0646c6c4861a1579fca52c60ca53cdd3d1217539
Description-en: modern display manager for X11
SDDM is a modern display manager for X11 aiming to be fast, simple
and beautiful. It uses modern technologies like QtQuick to create
smooth, animated user interfaces.
Description-md5: 60d2ea934d7c99b8460547a3b6ef2196
Homepage: https://github.com/sddm/sddm
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full