How To Install lxdm-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxdm-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lxdm-dbg
lxdm-dbg is:
LXDM is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).
This package contains debugging symbols for the LXDM.
There are three methods to install lxdm-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lxdm-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxdm-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxdm-dbg
Install lxdm-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxdm-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxdm-dbg
Install lxdm-dbg 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 lxdm-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxdm-dbg
How To Uninstall lxdm-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lxdm-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxdm-dbg
Uninstall lxdm-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxdm-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxdm-dbg
Remove lxdm-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove lxdm-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxdm-dbg
Remove lxdm-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxdm-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxdm-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxdm-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
