How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 12,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xscreensaver 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 "xscreensaver" package

This is a short guide on how to install xscreensaver on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xscreensaver 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 xscreensaver package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Screensaver daemon and frontend for X11
Description-md5: f28418049591dc7ea8833c590fe2406a
Task: lubuntu-desktop