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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xscreensaver-data-extra" package

Learn how to install xscreensaver-data-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xscreensaver-data-extra
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xscreensaver-data-extra" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xscreensaver-data-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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-data-extra package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xscreensaver-data-extra
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 6584
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tormod Volden
Architecture: amd64
Source: xscreensaver
Version: 5.34-2ubuntu1
Replaces: xscreensaver (<< 5.04-3), xscreensaver-data (<< 5.26-1ubuntu1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxmu6, libxt6, xscreensaver-data (>= 5.04-3), dictionaries-common, libjpeg-progs, netpbm
Breaks: gnome-screensaver (<< 2.26), kscreensaver-xsaver (<= 4:4.2.4-1), xscreensaver (<< 5.04-3), xscreensaver-data (<< 5.26-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-data-extra_5.34-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1013460
MD5sum: 91bfea889118e6b29f98c7b0a8140d3b
SHA1: f207aa99418ae96b1d189d111fbe5f42b0a593cd
SHA256: 123a09c76cddc699d204ae18c6cd845da529a17d8eb96eeb125473d116839132
Description-en: Extra screen saver modules for screensaver frontends
XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11,
containing more than 200 screen savers.
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This package contains the rest of the 2D screen saver modules
from the xscreensaver collection. This package is used by both
xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver.
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This is the set of non-GL screensavers not shipped by default:
anemone, anemotaxis, apollonian, apple2, attraction, barcode, blaster,
blitspin, bouboule, boxfit, braid, bumps, ccurve, celtic, cloudlife,
compass, coral, crystal, cynosure, decayscreen, deluxe, demon,
discrete, drift, epicycle, eruption, euler2d, fadeplot, fireworkx,
flame, flow, fluidballs, fontglide, goop, grav, greynetic, halftone,
halo, helix, hopalong, ifs, imsmap, interaggregate, interference,
intermomentary, julia, kaleidescope, kumppa, lcdscrub, ljlatest, loop,
maze, memscroller, moire2, moire, mountain, munch, nerverot, noseguy,
pacman, pedal, penetrate, petri, phosphor, piecewise, polyominoes,
pong, pyro, qix, rd-bomb, rocks, rorschach, rotzoomer, sierpinski,
slip, speedmine, spotlight, squiral, starfish, strange, substrate,
thornbird, triangle, truchet, twang, vermiculate, vidwhacker, wander,
whirlwindwarp, wormhole, xanalogtv, xflame, xjack, xmatrix, xrayswarm,
xspirograph, zoom.
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More display modes can be found in the xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-gl
and xscreensaver-gl-extra packages.
Description-md5: 04c00be2be947aac394708c2711e1d2f
Enhances: gnome-screensaver, xscreensaver
Homepage: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu