How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver-gl Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-gl" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xscreensaver-gl on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xscreensaver-gl on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xscreensaver-gl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xscreensaver-gl package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: xscreensaver-gl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.45+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: xscreensaver
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11024
Depends: libcap2-bin, libc6 (>= 2.33), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgl1, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxmu6, libxt6
Suggests: xscreensaver
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-gl_5.45+dfsg1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 3000184
MD5sum: ced5b025b8686528ade9ced5c8185d01
SHA1: 83ac5f0520f1389a39dc3da5e4f6db1846401b87
SHA256: 12aa8c09a9e7df2d2760e8ddc358faafeeeeeeb2463745fd1b8b6b618221f3df
SHA512: 27dcc7bafe263e484226f70e0bc03fdbd88851fc7b0274d788923c10850afb8a29c7e15309bd6c746661d8438cd8f6149efd06b67c4912bd0355ca9acc76615b
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: GL(Mesa) screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
Description-md5: e34621effb5547af2e55f76069aa4dc9
Task: lubuntu-desktop