How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

This tutorial shows how to install xscreensaver on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xscreensaver on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xscreensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.42+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: 2363
Depends: xscreensaver-data, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.4-2~), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxt6, libxxf86vm1
Recommends: libjpeg-turbo-progs, miscfiles | wordlist, perl
Suggests: fortune, gdm3 | kdm-gdmcompat, qcam | streamer, www-browser, xdaliclock, xfishtank, xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl, xscreensaver-gl-extra
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_5.42+dfsg1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 567816
MD5sum: 5785c5da4ef4b39620fa2b30a8b99340
SHA1: 7a0ce667820cc07b14bb646156262b15d8ee08a6
SHA256: 0a43788d36fd30c3ce0a43277f435c1d71034482116f20e7920ac61b6839f810
SHA512: 02f2f6d10a749e41d4e76da05d960073091736018135aec4826305849aac01a8ad9a4cabd9a513792ac3dc53946974766ccc650611cb4517458c82cf87d3d35b
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description-en: Screensaver daemon and frontend for X11
XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11,
containing more than 200 screen savers.
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This package includes the bare minimum needed to blank and lock your
screen. Install this package if you want to use the xscreensaver engine
to control screen blanking and launching display modes ("hacks"). If
you only want to use other screensaver engines, you don't need to
install this package.
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The graphical display modes are in the xscreensaver-data,
xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl and xscreensaver-gl-extra
packages.
Description-md5: f28418049591dc7ea8833c590fe2406a
Task: lubuntu-desktop