How to Install and Uninstall mate-screensaver-common Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "mate-screensaver-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install mate-screensaver-common on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mate-screensaver-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mate-screensaver-common" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall mate-screensaver-common on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 mate-screensaver-common package on Kali Linux

Package: mate-screensaver-common
Source: mate-screensaver
Version: 1.26.2-1
Installed-Size: 6185
Maintainer: Debian+Ubuntu MATE Packaging Team
Architecture: all
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Breaks: mate-screensaver (<< 1.5.2)
Size: 4585280
SHA256: 3474a8fd2795ae1d277ac4300b32d0795b1ee59854bc50e79aca4cde3d984607
SHA1: bb0759fb19866d84f070755001b3c6919324afd6
MD5sum: 63092d60b38e7e0f0ac9c3ae93ee1760
Description: MATE screen saver and locker (common files)
mate-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple,
sane and secure defaults, and be well integrated with the MATE desktop.
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This package contains the architecture independent files.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.mate-desktop.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-common_1.26.2-1_all.deb