How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

This tutorial shows how to install xscreensaver on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xscreensaver on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xscreensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.45+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2613
Depends: xscreensaver-data, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.33), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsystemd0 (>= 243), libx11-6, libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxt6, libxxf86vm1
Recommends: libjpeg-turbo-progs, miscfiles | wordlist, perl, gsfonts-x11 | xfonts-100dpi
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_5.45+dfsg1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 614240
MD5sum: d741d85c484e3089c0b3f9ac9207c030
SHA1: 98c9e77d1486768ab94aa0167af6c1558e7648f0
SHA256: a853da040d323e00e2e1cae59b9e253c1dbf45ccf6c1797b8be9a77bfd084e27
SHA512: 2f78d7215500192211769445122ee0201882f5875e4aed6a487c8e72dde5a96cfd2242d507b3768d1ba17be2cf351b2996ce51e1e8d247231cb04b40f5cc1e41
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