How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver-gl Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 16,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xscreensaver-gl" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xscreensaver-gl on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xscreensaver-gl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xscreensaver-gl 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 xscreensaver-gl package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xscreensaver-gl
Source: xscreensaver
Version: 6.06+dfsg1-3
Installed-Size: 19637
Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libwww-perl, libcap2-bin, libc6 (>= 2.34), libegl1, libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgl1, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxt6
Suggests: xscreensaver
Description: GL(Mesa) screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
Description-md5: 66869878b1853aa8bc96303f75f6fddb
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Tag: interface::3d, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::application, uitoolkit::gtk, x11::application, x11::screensaver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-gl_6.06+dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 8424544
MD5sum: 43156bb364f228c8757318384c613546
SHA256: 6cc65e309c724630fdee4aa6b647326fd525dbeaee465086d863416fbc7c590c