How To Install ldm-server on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldm-server on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ldm-server
ldm-server is:
ldm is an X11 display manager similar to xdm, gdm and kdm, but unlike those it wraps the X11 traffic within an SSH tunnel to provide a secure login mechanism for remote X sessions.
This package includes the server components used by ldm to discover available sessions and locales on the server. It also recommends packages relevant for local device access, a login session, and remote sound.
LTSP stands for ‘Linux Terminal Server Project’.
Package: ldm-server Architecture: all Version: 2:2.18.06-1 Priority: optional Section: universe/misc Source: ldm Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian LTSP Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 37 Depends: python3, x11-common, openssh-server, update-inetd, openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver Recommends: gnome-session | mate-desktop-environment | x-session-manager | x-window-manager, ltspfs, libasound2-plugins, xauth Breaks: ltsp-server (<= 5.1.62) Replaces: ltsp-server (<= 5.1.62) Filename: pool/universe/l/ldm/ldm-server_2.18.06-1_all.deb Size: 8964 MD5sum: b6ea0a129e54e37d3dc6369de08fac3d SHA1: b86e369c4cbc6edf99bc8f2a17b093a6aa2bc61d SHA256: ac72d3bc0c596928d9d1f4175ece337078852e06efe5bbe4444f1f5902f2889d Homepage: http://ltsp.org/ Description-en: server components for LTSP display manager ldm is an X11 display manager similar to xdm, gdm and kdm, but unlike those it wraps the X11 traffic within an SSH tunnel to provide a secure login mechanism for remote X sessions.
This package includes the server components used by ldm to discover available sessions and locales on the server. It also recommends packages relevant for local device access, a login session, and remote sound.
LTSP stands for ‘Linux Terminal Server Project’.
There are three methods to install ldm-server on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ldm-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ldm-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldm-server
Install ldm-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldm-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldm-server
Install ldm-server Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ldm-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldm-server
How To Uninstall ldm-server on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ldm-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldm-server
Uninstall ldm-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldm-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldm-server
Remove ldm-server Configurations and Data
To remove ldm-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldm-server
Remove ldm-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldm-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldm-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldm-server package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
