How To Install libgdm1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdm1 on Kali Linux.

What is libgdm1

libgdm1 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.

This package contains the shared library required by gnome-shell.

There are three methods to install libgdm1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgdm1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdm1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdm1

Install libgdm1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdm1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdm1

Install libgdm1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdm1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdm1

How To Uninstall libgdm1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgdm1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdm1

Uninstall libgdm1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdm1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdm1

Remove libgdm1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgdm1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdm1

Remove libgdm1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdm1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdm1

Dependencies

libgdm1 have the following dependencies:

• dconf-gsettings-backend
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libsystemd0

References

• libgdm1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdm1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.