How To Install lightdm-vala on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-vala on Debian 9.
What is lightdm-vala
lightdm-vala is:
This package contains the Vala files for the lightdm display manager
There are three methods to install lightdm-vala on Debian 9. 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-vala 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-vala using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lightdm-vala
Install lightdm-vala Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lightdm-vala using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lightdm-vala
Install lightdm-vala 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 lightdm-vala using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lightdm-vala
How To Uninstall lightdm-vala on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lightdm-vala package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lightdm-vala
Uninstall lightdm-vala And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lightdm-vala and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lightdm-vala
Remove lightdm-vala Configurations and Data
To remove lightdm-vala configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lightdm-vala
Remove lightdm-vala configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lightdm-vala configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lightdm-vala
Dependencies
lightdm-vala have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-vala package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.