How To Install lightdm on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm on CentOS 7.
What is lightdm
Lightdm is a display manager that * Is cross-desktop - supports different desktops * Supports different display technologies * Is lightweight - low memory usage and fast performance
We can use yum or dnf to install lightdm on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lightdm.
Install lightdm on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install lightdm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lightdm
Install lightdm on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install lightdm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lightdm
How To Uninstall lightdm on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the lightdm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lightdm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
