How to Install and Uninstall gnome-screensaver Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnome-screensaver on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "gnome-screensaver" package

This tutorial shows how to install gnome-screensaver on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gnome-screensaver on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-screensaver package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gnome-screensaver
Source: gnome-screensaver (3.6.1-13)
Version: 3.6.1-13+b2
Installed-Size: 1353
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgnome-desktop-3-20 (>= 3.35), 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: d09624e05d8fa56cf527148f90f44c88
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_3.6.1-13+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 239644
MD5sum: a6e6c2047e598fdbc5a79556ad34466a
SHA256: 6da9cadb37350eeb9e0d80ca0cf76a109f6dc6b6a125c1d9558b8e740f0d8f9b