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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-gl-extra" package

Learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extra on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xscreensaver-gl-extra package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: xscreensaver-gl-extra
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: 10464
Depends: xscreensaver-gl, libc6 (>= 2.38), libegl1, libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgl1, libgle3 (>= 3.1.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxt6
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-gl-extra_6.08+dfsg1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 4911690
MD5sum: 74881e82197a9e08838632ae255a309a
SHA1: 665f63bd36960a3759b15859b118cd0e1d0e9caf
SHA256: d51b4dc74e163237f2a92042e2be04a7d5c8a14265fd29cce2c902a067c05949
SHA512: 5e2ac073edb54cf1da7b467ea3cfaeae10c2c8a6d091bfaad1be069bf135c0b165967368e2a21166282b3042a143246e21e30001b90e9822da1d136d443b5d75
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: Extra GL(Mesa) screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
Description-md5: 21a355da6381e7acb7c8bbf7405efa4d
Task: lubuntu-desktop