How To Install wdm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wdm on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wdm
Remove wdm Configurations and Data
To remove wdm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wdm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
