How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

This tutorial shows how to install xscreensaver on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xscreensaver on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: xscreensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.45+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2613
Depends: xscreensaver-data, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.33), 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
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_5.45+dfsg1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 614240
MD5sum: d741d85c484e3089c0b3f9ac9207c030
SHA1: 98c9e77d1486768ab94aa0167af6c1558e7648f0
SHA256: a853da040d323e00e2e1cae59b9e253c1dbf45ccf6c1797b8be9a77bfd084e27
SHA512: 2f78d7215500192211769445122ee0201882f5875e4aed6a487c8e72dde5a96cfd2242d507b3768d1ba17be2cf351b2996ce51e1e8d247231cb04b40f5cc1e41
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: Screensaver daemon and frontend for X11
Description-md5: f28418049591dc7ea8833c590fe2406a
Task: lubuntu-desktop