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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-data" package

This is a short guide on how to install xscreensaver-data on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xscreensaver-data on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xscreensaver-data
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xscreensaver-data package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xscreensaver-data
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: 1952
Depends: libwww-perl, libc6 (>= 2.27), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxmu6, libxt6
Suggests: xscreensaver
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-data_5.42+dfsg1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 339148
MD5sum: fa5c1979d2f46afc5d5d72d6737f7f98
SHA1: ffd3bed1e66f8cde1402d2b4ee30fededdb68ff5
SHA256: 4209de29cc80efc83303e57b5cf86151347018e8ecf239b90d707f35bc7896df
SHA512: e60964ac786b96b2374c52ca1a50d3d1f4ae2fe71122fe176d0b82974dfe1e88899ac44c03139b763d95bac0f97abc06d3bea6daf2384238505120f4fc8c24d5
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description-en: Screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11,
containing more than 200 screen savers.
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This package contains a small selection of graphical screen saver
modules (listed below) from the xscreensaver collection. This package
can be used by xscreensaver and also some other screensaver engines.
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This is the selected set of non-GL screensavers shipped by default:
abstractile, binaryring, cwaves, deco, distort, fiberlamp, fuzzyflakes,
galaxy, hexadrop, m6502, metaballs, penrose, ripples, shadebobs,
slidescreen, swirl, tessellimage, xlyap.
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More display modes can be found in xscreensaver-data-extra,
xscreensaver-gl and xscreensaver-gl-extra packages.
Description-md5: 69c16e268e5c2d578fd043420cf467de
Task: lubuntu-desktop