How to Install and Uninstall gnome-screensaver Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnome-screensaver on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "gnome-screensaver" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gnome-screensaver on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-screensaver" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gnome-screensaver on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 gnome-screensaver package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gnome-screensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.1-13ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1365
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.43.2), libgnome-desktop-3-19 (>= 3.35), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libsystemd0, libx11-6, libxext6, libxxf86vm1, default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 2.91.92)
Recommends: gnome-power-manager | xfce4-power-manager, libpam-gnome-keyring
Breaks: gnome-session-flashback (<< 3.8.1-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_3.6.1-13ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 235040
MD5sum: a186132beab584b74d075b2617a4e4a9
SHA1: e0e410b4eb0241a7b71cc51ac8f38827e287dc17
SHA256: 1effb70074c9175ccddd1d8566042915877c7c6047c1a34295ed49f555f33015
SHA512: dc4c58fac5073521098943975528ec88e19540591a71abad3cd981ca23e807fe2b8b9c94745227f6020d5a4dcf5382f43a2307526a2bfae19d2cf881a4410488
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeScreensaver
Description: Screensaver and screen lock formerly used in GNOME
Description-md5: d09624e05d8fa56cf527148f90f44c88
Task: ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi