How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xscreensaver on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: xscreensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.02+dfsg1-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3191
Depends: xscreensaver-data, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.40.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsystemd0 (>= 243), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2), 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_6.02+dfsg1-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 853164
MD5sum: fd925048619c1393ae1da17a16f1e3d2
SHA1: 884ae7e4652e83807e3139cbdbdb3669d4635d51
SHA256: 8feb8516444480c8b0fe5c28abdfedf2b399614f0b8a67caf7b3f62c4daa270a
SHA512: 9effdb3f83116baaefb931915b35d3fcb5ee47ef140a61f1eaefd48b67ef2faabace97e367fdc7ad5ff35ff71124a0ccb717615c69b4e90d8e69c6bce3694749
Homepage: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Description: Screensaver daemon and frontend for X11
Description-md5: f28418049591dc7ea8833c590fe2406a
Task: lubuntu-desktop