How To Install xfce4-screensaver on CentOS 8

xfce4-screensaver is Screensaver application for Xfce Desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screensaver on CentOS 8.

What is `xfce4-screensaver`

Xfce Screensaver is a port of MATE Screensaver, itself a port of GNOME Screensaver. It has been tightly integrated with the Xfce desktop, utilizing Xfce libraries and the Xfconf configuration backend.

We can use yum or dnf to install xfce4-screensaver on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xfce4-screensaver.

Install xfce4-screensaver on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-screensaver using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xfce4-screensaver

Install xfce4-screensaver on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-screensaver using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xfce4-screensaver

How To Uninstall xfce4-screensaver on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xfce4-screensaver package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xfce4-screensaver

xfce4-screensaver Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/pam.d/xfce4-screensaver
/etc/xdg/autostart/xfce4-screensaver.desktop
/etc/xdg/menus/xfce4-screensavers.menu
/usr/bin/xfce4-screensaver
/usr/bin/xfce4-screensaver-command
/usr/bin/xfce4-screensaver-configure
/usr/bin/xfce4-screensaver-preferences
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/22
/usr/lib/.build-id/22/d4702892ef2373780518b4c6dab53e36a75bbd
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/fe60cbfd29464d8dba8074d645c5c598db97b5
/usr/lib/.build-id/36
/usr/lib/.build-id/36/3004b5d80561f9c6f1fcbf573231e10c563ccb
/usr/lib/.build-id/38
/usr/lib/.build-id/38/237a79fce1e0976df1fbfe8c8b7ee9330b50b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/6c77d151ac07ce95ec8d3b888888a7b77ce536
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/75fd3abe319eb2762898a3402308082a3f88d0
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/35293de90b64f9709f10cdfa9b2070e04143c2
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/8b39d141706150e776253e95655b1773a2098d
/usr/libexec/xfce4-screensaver
/usr/libexec/xfce4-screensaver-dialog
/usr/libexec/xfce4-screensaver-gl-helper
/usr/libexec/xfce4-screensaver/floaters
/usr/libexec/xfce4-screensaver/popsquares
/usr/libexec/xfce4-screensaver/slideshow
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xfce-floaters.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xfce-personal-slideshow.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xfce-popsquares.desktop
/usr/share/applications/xfce4-screensaver-preferences.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.xfce.ScreenSaver.service
/usr/share/desktop-directories/xfce4-screensaver.directory
/usr/share/licenses/xfce4-screensaver
/usr/share/licenses/xfce4-screensaver/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/xfce4-screensaver/COPYING.LGPL
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/hy_AM/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-screensaver.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/xfce4-screensaver-command.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xfce4-screensaver-preferences.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xfce4-screensaver.1.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/xfce-logo-white.svg

References

xfce4-screensaver website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screensaver on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.