How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver-gl Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-gl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xscreensaver-gl on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall xscreensaver-gl on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: xscreensaver-gl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.42+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: 11780
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 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_5.42+dfsg1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2772616
MD5sum: f3e4bcd09a6b06622689237cf3a1800c
SHA1: 509afa6ee892ce117b046f0980ed25a6b03eff24
SHA256: e0870e330e90aadca8bdc8641663b41e27eb49bbead54734e2c444d53741cd21
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: GL(Mesa) screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
Description-md5: 77c94b3990075d2bd0e76233cceef54d
Task: lubuntu-desktop