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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gnome-screensaver" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gnome-screensaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gnome-screensaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: gnome-screensaver
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 416
Maintainer: Ubuntu Desktop Team
Original-Maintainer: Guilherme de S. Pastore
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.1-7ubuntu4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgnome-desktop-3-12 (>= 3.17.92), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libsystemd0, libx11-6, libxext6, libxxf86vm1, dbus-x11, adwaita-icon-theme (>= 2.15.90), 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/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_3.6.1-7ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 87688
MD5sum: 3d190b0aaefe5c0a2e0b2e1a42282f45
SHA1: 0c111da6edc3ac0376049ded5776a36c4a4ff1e4
SHA256: be3c2bd73164e2d5c4788b46e2b5a66bd939eb81cbee1079b1f35f419cb3f2d2
Description-en: GNOME screen saver and locker
gnome-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple,
sane and secure defaults, and be well integrated with the GNOME desktop.
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It is designed to support, among other things:
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* the ability to lock down configuration settings
* translation into other languages
* user switching
Description-md5: 4dad587fa91113f99b8fc502d8ecfc68
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeScreensaver
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntukylin-desktop