How To Install libgdm1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdm1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libgdm1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdm1
How To Uninstall libgdm1 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdm1
Remove libgdm1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgdm1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdm1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
