How to Install and Uninstall boinc-screensaver Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "boinc-screensaver" package

Learn how to install boinc-screensaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                boinc-screensaver
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "boinc-screensaver" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall boinc-screensaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                boinc-screensaver
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boinc-screensaver package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: boinc-screensaver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.6.31+dfsg-6ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: boinc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Depends: boinc-client, libboinc7, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libxcb1
Suggests: boinc-manager
Filename: pool/universe/b/boinc/boinc-screensaver_7.6.31+dfsg-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 23412
MD5sum: 9806aa5eb7ee53793ea04025fbd33937
SHA1: 2991738ce96c3c6e9fd10ad9ac68bdd1d2c5f11c
SHA256: 987a7b88fd5dacf25ad23b2756721d610cefc4da64b4a5f73ca75903039414f5
SHA512: 3ba9e2fa0470584a3480514ef2495a2c3dea8fdf2f2aebaf4efba095ba3d384b858a473e44d7361225d4fc30dee72d2f13e9a84ac2f90baee11f4669f9ea4930
Homepage: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Description-en: screen saver auto-controlling volunteer computing
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a
software platform for distributed computing: several initiatives of
various scientific disciplines all compete for the idle time of
desktop computers. The developers' web site at the University of
Berkeley serves as a common portal to the otherwise independently run
projects.
.
The BOINC client is configurable by the command line or the BOINC
manager's GUI to compute with any range between 0% and 100% of
available resources, and to change that ratio to a higher after
some user determined duration of inactivity. There is now quite
a number of individuals who prefer to have everything presented
with their accustomed principle for setting and choosing a screen
saver. Upon inactivity, the BOINC client is started, and stopped
again when the user is back. To save the screen, it then shows
the graphical progress indication as optionally shown also by
the manager.
.
This package is excellent to further promote BOINC, recalling the
effect SETI@Home once had in the Cambridge, UK, CB2 Cybercafe.
Just, when using it together with the regular BOINC client setup,
it is suggested not to have all CPUs used to avoid multiple
processes running on the same core.
Description-md5: ba066f78393e8713c0e55232ad35eddf

Package: boinc-screensaver
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 107
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian BOINC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: boinc
Version: 7.6.31+dfsg-6
Depends: boinc-client, libboinc7, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libxcb1
Suggests: boinc-manager
Filename: pool/universe/b/boinc/boinc-screensaver_7.6.31+dfsg-6_amd64.deb
Size: 23362
MD5sum: f542641e78fe99b8506805ca084f2a2a
SHA1: eb01ee313859cfda884352bf3208c24252214f7d
SHA256: 0d37021f802f3195025867844db8987cb824d152e431060334caddb5879287af
Description-en: screen saver auto-controlling volunteer computing
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a
software platform for distributed computing: several initiatives of
various scientific disciplines all compete for the idle time of
desktop computers. The developers' web site at the University of
Berkeley serves as a common portal to the otherwise independently run
projects.
.
The BOINC client is configurable by the command line or the BOINC
manager's GUI to compute with any range between 0% and 100% of
available resources, and to change that ratio to a higher after
some user determined duration of inactivity. There is now quite
a number of individuals who prefer to have everything presented
with their accustomed principle for setting and choosing a screen
saver. Upon inactivity, the BOINC client is started, and stopped
again when the user is back. To save the screen, it then shows
the graphical progress indication as optionally shown also by
the manager.
.
This package is excellent to further promote BOINC, recalling the
effect SETI@Home once had in the Cambridge, UK, CB2 Cybercafe.
Just, when using it together with the regular BOINC client setup,
it is suggested not to have all CPUs used to avoid multiple
processes running on the same core.
Description-md5: ba066f78393e8713c0e55232ad35eddf
Homepage: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu