How To Install wdm on Debian 12

Learn how to install wdm on Debian 12 with this tutorial. wdm is WINGs Display Manager - an xdm replacement with a WindowMaker look

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wdm on Debian 12.

What is `wdm`

wdm is:

This is an xdm replacement based on the WINGs widget set. WINGs is the NeXT-like widget set used by WindowMaker and some other programs. wdm provides a nice and versatile login panel along with xdm functionality.

There are three methods to install wdm on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wdm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wdm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wdm

Install wdm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wdm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wdm

Install wdm 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 wdm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wdm

How To Uninstall wdm on Debian 12

To uninstall only the wdm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wdm

Uninstall wdm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wdm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wdm

Remove wdm Configurations and Data

To remove wdm configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wdm

Remove wdm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wdm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wdm

Dependencies

wdm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wdm package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.