How to Install and Uninstall gnome-screensaver Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "gnome-screensaver" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnome-screensaver on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome-screensaver
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome-screensaver" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gnome-screensaver on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnome-screensaver
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-screensaver package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 3.6.1-10
Installed-Size: 1353
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgnome-desktop-3-17 (>= 3.17.92), libgnomekbd8 (>= 3.6.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libsystemd0, libx11-6, libxext6, libxklavier16 (>= 5.0), libxxf86vm1, default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 2.91.92)
Recommends: gnome-power-manager | xfce4-power-manager, libpam-gnome-keyring
Breaks: gnome-session-flashback (<< 3.8.1-1~)
Description: Screensaver and screen lock formerly used in GNOME
Description-md5: 55fa0a392ffea519ba1f8a0e79e02e80
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeScreensaver
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::plugin, role::program,
security::privacy, suite::gnome, uitoolkit::gtk
Section: gnome
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_3.6.1-10_amd64.deb
Size: 238964
MD5sum: 75d42abd6cce788409087c6bd751378d
SHA256: 024addef5653e87f55f0d4edfc6dbfc32eaaa64cdb9d7927dd5a24f026bad7ce