How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-gl-extra" package

This guide let you learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extra on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xscreensaver-gl-extra
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.36-1ubuntu1
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: 10686
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libgle3, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxmu6, libxt6, xscreensaver-gl
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-gl-extra_5.36-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1895794
MD5sum: b91d67cad4518f94a82c639812e24ba7
SHA1: abb74a86562a77efe1dfd3ff8392a00354715559
SHA256: 5a0a80b9c52c137446c2675c8be8b0d23f72845c1a0dc38346243b6b1831c1b0
Homepage: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: Extra GL(Mesa) screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
Description-md5: 05a0ca80830de0b36f9c878fd41f14d0