How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xscreensaver on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xscreensaver
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xscreensaver" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xscreensaver on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: xscreensaver
Version: 5.42+dfsg1-1
Installed-Size: 2361
Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Depends: xscreensaver-data, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.4-2~), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libx11-6, libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxrender1, libxt6, libxxf86vm1
Recommends: libjpeg-turbo-progs, miscfiles | wordlist, perl
Suggests: fortune, gdm3 | kdm-gdmcompat, qcam | streamer, www-browser, xdaliclock, xfishtank, xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl, xscreensaver-gl-extra
Description: Screensaver daemon and frontend for X11
Description-md5: f28418049591dc7ea8833c590fe2406a
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program, scope::application,
uitoolkit::gtk, x11::application, x11::screensaver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_5.42+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 589068
MD5sum: a2a83e462b2af888c0ad69b032ce2388
SHA256: 862f1841814e496a050c9d9c2d7cf2b0ff9ee4119af6a1236d186fa31e3823b8