How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xscreensaver on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xscreensaver on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: xscreensaver
Version: 5.45+dfsg1-2
Installed-Size: 2635
Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Depends: xscreensaver-data, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsystemd0 (>= 243), libx11-6, libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxt6, libxxf86vm1
Recommends: libjpeg-turbo-progs, miscfiles | wordlist, perl, gsfonts-x11 | xfonts-100dpi
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_5.45+dfsg1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 633556
MD5sum: ee76739ed3954d83be6068440ba7a979
SHA256: 157262902c85bdceee392128207a7f09855b3bccc2e67a74ea392c3526a9a2a4