How to Install and Uninstall cinnamon-screensaver Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "cinnamon-screensaver" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cinnamon-screensaver on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall cinnamon-screensaver on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cinnamon-screensaver
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cinnamon-screensaver package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: cinnamon-screensaver
Version: 6.0.3+virginia
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Linux Mint
Installed-Size: 396
Depends: cinnamon-desktop-data (>= 3.5), gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 (>= 4.8), gir1.2-gkbd-3.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-xapp-1.0, iso-flag-png, libcscreensaver0 (= 6.0.3+virginia), libxdo3, python3, python3-gi, python3-gi-cairo, python3-setproctitle, python3-xapp (>= 1.0.1), python3-xlib, x11-utils, python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0)
Recommends: libpam-gnome-keyring
Breaks: cinnamon-screensaver-pam-helper (<< 3.8), cinnamon-screensaver-webkit-plugin (<< 3.9), cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin (<< 3.9)
Replaces: cinnamon-screensaver-pam-helper (<< 3.8), cinnamon-screensaver-webkit-plugin (<< 3.9), cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin (<< 3.9)
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Filename: pool/backport/c/cinnamon-screensaver/cinnamon-screensaver_6.0.3+virginia_amd64.deb
Size: 79672
SHA256: 9506d43e1086a614c2e54a4482d605a89a37d3912d77269acc48effc8818855d
SHA1: 1f1d83b982ba04cf6e7be054ead881e1fef7881d
MD5sum: 2991403a1fbafb9d10a4a7f6a3c2d37f
Description: Cinnamon screen saver and locker
cinnamon-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple,
sane and secure defaults, and be well integrated with the Cinnamon desktop.
Description-md5: 8b61f0d92305f37fe8e1fd511f0a23f5

Package: cinnamon-screensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.2.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cinnamon Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 380
Depends: cinnamon-desktop-data (>= 5.2), gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0, gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 (>= 5.2), gir1.2-gkbd-3.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-xapp-1.0 (>= 1.2), iso-flags-png-320x240, libcscreensaver0 (= 5.2.1-1), python3-gi, python3-gi-cairo, python3-setproctitle, python3-xapp (>= 1.2), python3-xlib, python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.4), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0)
Recommends: libpam-gnome-keyring
Breaks: cinnamon (<< 5.2~), cinnamon-core (<< 5.2~), cinnamon-screensaver-pam-helper (<< 3.8), cinnamon-screensaver-webkit-plugin (<< 3.9), cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin (<< 3.9)
Replaces: cinnamon-screensaver-pam-helper (<< 3.8), cinnamon-screensaver-webkit-plugin (<< 3.9), cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin (<< 3.9)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cinnamon-screensaver/cinnamon-screensaver_5.2.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 68088
MD5sum: 278d246bd0b999fc69e53a1680b0f744
SHA1: 36049e017ed7b2493f2666831eef7b78af78b3e1
SHA256: 05ed05626cdf1286f5d4d658a0e20002e157ca143f59598633d6df45f1f91ca1
SHA512: 0d47cf4d20b99fddfb468305f7dad701994e0966d6771202a3e0824cf75f14eba1a72160f74030ada4590178f3aba397e76505ea9b7d420bb185e591e0d692c5
Homepage: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/
Description: Cinnamon screen saver and locker
cinnamon-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple,
sane and secure defaults, and be well integrated with the Cinnamon desktop.
Description-md5: 8b61f0d92305f37fe8e1fd511f0a23f5