How To Install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings is:
A simple configuration utility for the LightDM GTK+ Greeter. All configuration options available in the greeter are exposed and easily manipulated using this tool.
There are three methods to install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings 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 lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
Install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
Install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings 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 lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
How To Uninstall lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
Uninstall lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
Remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings Configurations and Data
To remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
Remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
