How To Install sddm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sddm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sddm
sddm is:
SDDM is a modern display manager for X11 aiming to be fast, simple and beautiful. It uses modern technologies like QtQuick to create smooth, animated user interfaces.
There are three methods to install sddm 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 sddm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sddm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sddm
Install sddm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sddm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sddm
Install sddm 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 sddm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sddm
How To Uninstall sddm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sddm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sddm
Uninstall sddm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sddm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sddm
Remove sddm Configurations and Data
To remove sddm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sddm
Remove sddm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sddm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sddm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sddm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
