Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gir1.2-gdm-1.0
gir1.2-gdm-1.0 is:
GDM provides the equivalent of a “login:” prompt for X displays: it
asks for a login and starts graphical sessions.
It supports multiple seats and switching between multiple users.
The greeter is based on the GNOME libraries and applications, and its
look and design are the same as those of a GNOME session.
This package contains introspection data for the GNOME Display Manager.
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop
Package: gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: introspection
Installed-Size: 101
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: same
Source: gdm3
Version: 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3
Replaces: gir1.2-gdm3
Depends: gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 0.9.12), libgdm1 (>= 3.33.4)
Conflicts: gir1.2-gdm3
Description-en: GObject introspection data for the GNOME Display Manager
GDM provides the equivalent of a “login:” prompt for X displays: it
asks for a login and starts graphical sessions.
It supports multiple seats and switching between multiple users.
The greeter is based on the GNOME libraries and applications, and its
look and design are the same as those of a GNOME session.
This package contains introspection data for the GNOME Display Manager.
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected]
Package: gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: introspection
Source: gdm3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 101
Depends: gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 0.9.12), libgdm1 (>= 3.33.4)
Conflicts: gir1.2-gdm3
Replaces: gir1.2-gdm3
Filename: pool/main/g/gdm3/gir1.2-gdm-1.0_3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 9572
MD5sum: 58e7f7663d1efc24b99abc61ce7ab042
SHA1: 5332566be58371025d8cbafb6441218d32bc8873
SHA256: 9d3aa95e004c7eff7971a594aa5f55661f6083dbf0b79aab2aeb2b1d2eb12182
SHA512: 76dc9cbdd2ca64e414526249e6ac8df2c911d2d39cbc0276f96384f29dcbd8ea1903054e9a1cb0a97e7e02499ed794d3998a0c47dcc22179f0cbedbd81f5cc20
Description-en: GObject introspection data for the GNOME Display Manager
GDM provides the equivalent of a “login:” prompt for X displays: it
asks for a login and starts graphical sessions.
It supports multiple seats and switching between multiple users.
The greeter is based on the GNOME libraries and applications, and its
look and design are the same as those of a GNOME session.
This package contains introspection data for the GNOME Display Manager.
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop
Package: gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.34.1-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: introspection
Source: gdm3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100
Depends: gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 0.9.12), libgdm1 (>= 3.33.4)
Conflicts: gir1.2-gdm3
Replaces: gir1.2-gdm3
Filename: pool/main/g/gdm3/gir1.2-gdm-1.0_3.34.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 9592
MD5sum: 808dcf8f8e1390917aa59cfe53f5a4b8
SHA1: e00f641d6ce55f40b43423f863292ec594751c24
SHA256: 750bf5ea699654308a499439cbdaebc92067e830d91aeb2defce7e32296685ea
Description-en: GObject introspection data for the GNOME Display Manager
GDM provides the equivalent of a “login:” prompt for X displays: it
asks for a login and starts graphical sessions.
It supports multiple seats and switching between multiple users.
The greeter is based on the GNOME libraries and applications, and its
look and design are the same as those of a GNOME session.
This package contains introspection data for the GNOME Display Manager.
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop
There are three methods to install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 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 gir1.2-gdm-1.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-gdm-1.0
How To Uninstall gir1.2-gdm-1.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gir1.2-gdm-1.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Uninstall gir1.2-gdm-1.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gir1.2-gdm-1.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Remove gir1.2-gdm-1.0 Configurations and Data
To remove gir1.2-gdm-1.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-gdm-1.0
Remove gir1.2-gdm-1.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-gdm-1.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-gdm-1.0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gdm-1.0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
