How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xscreensaver on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xscreensaver on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: xscreensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.08+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1467
Depends: xscreensaver-data, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libegl1, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.79.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libsystemd0 (>= 243), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2), libxt6, libxxf86vm1
Recommends: libjpeg-turbo-progs, xscreensaver-gl, miscfiles | wordlist, perl, fonts-urw-base35 | xfonts-100dpi
Suggests: fortune, gdm3 | kdm-gdmcompat, qcam | streamer, www-browser, xdaliclock, xfishtank, xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl-extra
Breaks: xscreensaver-gl (<< 6.08+dfsg1-1)
Replaces: xscreensaver-gl
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_6.08+dfsg1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 426160
MD5sum: 2eb789ec4ed2c31024023db0077f81fb
SHA1: 69363a22b8ac6c914ce543aa2d27540b0e1ad717
SHA256: 7df5dfc46bbd229af5f6d079b2feef37342cf37f0a9749c03d80dbed56d66aa4
SHA512: 245320e32b616d3800821a1ae180c431ead105fd5709d131779fa249bd918748edef430d42eb605a8180fc500ba08f40c5e497ce96fd3d9a64b425e467341c6c
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: Screensaver daemon and frontend for X11
Description-md5: f28418049591dc7ea8833c590fe2406a
Task: lubuntu-desktop