How to Install and Uninstall xscreensaver Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver" package

This tutorial shows how to install xscreensaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xscreensaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xscreensaver
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 2218
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.34-2ubuntu1
Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.4-2~), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxi6, libxinerama1, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libxmu6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxt6, libxxf86vm1, xscreensaver-data
Recommends: libjpeg-progs, perl5, miscfiles | wordlist, libgnomeui-0
Suggests: xfishtank, xdaliclock, xscreensaver-gl, fortune, www-browser, qcam | streamer, gdm3 | kdm-gdmcompat
Breaks: funny-manpages (<< 1.3-1), gnome-control-center (<< 1:2), suidmanager (<< 0.50), xscreensaver-gnome (<< 4.09-2), xscreensaver-nognome (<< 4.09-2)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_5.34-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 539646
MD5sum: c26f5efa60bd2127bc9999b1d730f857
SHA1: 03e4b3e90487e36577f710916672f72217a199de
SHA256: 703da2add8a9bd3e5e821449acbbcde7c017a716d24b25e8f230649b2eb4df9f
Description-en: Screensaver daemon and frontend for X11
XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11,
containing more than 200 screen savers.
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This package includes the bare minimum needed to blank and lock
your screen. Install this package if you prefer xscreensaver to
gnome-screensaver. If you prefer gnome-screensaver, you don't
need to install this package.
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The graphical display modes are in the xscreensaver-data,
xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl and xscreensaver-gl-extra
packages.
Description-md5: 15e58e0cb46072efd851de6fc63fac05
Homepage: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core