How To Install gdm3 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdm3 on Debian 11. gdm3 is GNOME Display Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdm3 on Debian 11.

What is gdm3

gdm3 is:

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.

There are three methods to install gdm3 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gdm3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gdm3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gdm3

Install gdm3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gdm3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gdm3

Install gdm3 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gdm3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdm3

How To Uninstall gdm3 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gdm3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdm3

Uninstall gdm3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gdm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdm3

Remove gdm3 Configurations and Data

To remove gdm3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdm3

Remove gdm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gdm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdm3

Dependencies

gdm3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdm3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.