How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver-data Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-data" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xscreensaver-data on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xscreensaver-data 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 xscreensaver-data package on Kali Linux

Package: xscreensaver-data
Source: xscreensaver
Version: 6.08+dfsg1-1
Installed-Size: 2444
Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libwww-perl, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxt6
Suggests: xscreensaver
Size: 392428
SHA256: 9a664fdde00cd1f7b7da1ff8aeb3dd29ec914107a70d59596a017497a82cf072
SHA1: d62e5958536613cd25bc782d38390c054fd66bbf
MD5sum: 8fec782e75943a3fb654dd0a8dc6bb0e
Description: Screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11,
containing more than 200 screen savers.
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This package contains a small selection of graphical screen saver
modules (listed below) from the xscreensaver collection. This package
can be used by xscreensaver and also some other screensaver engines.
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This is the selected set of non-GL screensavers shipped by default:
abstractile, binaryhorizon, binaryring, cwaves, deco, distort,
droste, fiberlamp, fuzzyflakes, galaxy, hexadrop, m6502, marbling,
metaballs, penrose, ripples, scooter, shadebobs, slidescreen, swirl,
tessellimage, xlyap.
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More display modes can be found in xscreensaver-data-extra,
xscreensaver-gl and xscreensaver-gl-extra packages.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Tag: role::app-data, uitoolkit::gtk, x11::screensaver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-data_6.08+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb