How To Install xscreensaver-gl-base on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-base
on Rocky Linux 8.
What is xscreensaver-gl-base
A modular screen saver and locker for the X Window System. This package contains minimal files to make screensaver hacks that require OpenGL work for XScreenSaver.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install xscreensaver-gl-base
on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xscreensaver-gl-base.
Install xscreensaver-gl-base on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xscreensaver-gl-base
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xscreensaver-gl-base
Install xscreensaver-gl-base on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xscreensaver-gl-base
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xscreensaver-gl-base
How To Uninstall xscreensaver-gl-base on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the xscreensaver-gl-base
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xscreensaver-gl-base
xscreensaver-gl-base Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/xscreensaver-gl-helper
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fb
/usr/lib/.build-id/fb/d7d63723b1c24556dd76043cc713075787b78e
/usr/share/man/man6x/xscreensaver-gl-helper.6x.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-base
on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.