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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-gl" package

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


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: xscreensaver-gl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.08+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
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: 21471
Depends: libwww-perl, libcap2-bin, libc6 (>= 2.38), libegl1, libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgl1, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxt6
Suggests: xscreensaver
Breaks: xscreensaver (<< 6.08+dfsg1-1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-gl_6.08+dfsg1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 8779096
MD5sum: f38bd339001722771b2c14991e866369
SHA1: 9b80e0f92d9d32e412af49eeb0555579a4c2ca78
SHA256: 232a20c5fe1a318d6a9e219dab7254c7905e35e6b2bd454bc2f46b5a8920a09f
SHA512: a01042797b252b628a2a2828a82036f02459c6e5b19f795ce7bf59004511416dff6cbb75382ba71322d1d262c8c32c9c6cbc63df4016806a2ba9a9f4d2171512
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: GL(Mesa) screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
Description-md5: eb7ef70cad28b86e8e31a2c5c7e30103
Task: lubuntu-desktop