How To Install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss on CentOS 8

xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss is Desktop files of gl-extras for other screensaver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss on CentOS 8.

What is `xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss`

This package contains desktop files of gl-extras screensavers for other screensaver compatibility.

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

Install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss 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 xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss

Install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss 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 xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss

How To Uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss

xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-antinspect.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-antmaze.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-antspotlight.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-atlantis.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-atunnel.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-beats.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-blinkbox.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-blocktube.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-boing.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-bouncingcow.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-boxed.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-bubble3d.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cage.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-carousel.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-circuit.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cityflow.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-companioncube.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-covid19.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-crackberg.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-crumbler.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cube21.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cubenetic.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cubestack.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cubestorm.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cubetwist.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-cubicgrid.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-dangerball.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-deepstars.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-discoball.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-dymaxionmap.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-endgame.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-energystream.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-engine.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-esper.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-etruscanvenus.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-flipflop.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-flipscreen3d.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-fliptext.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-flurry.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-flyingtoasters.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-gears.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-geodesic.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-geodesicgears.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-gflux.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-gibson.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glblur.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glcells.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-gleidescope.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glhanoi.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glknots.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glmatrix.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glplanet.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glschool.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glslideshow.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-glsnake.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-gltext.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-gravitywell.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-handsy.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-headroom.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-hexstrut.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-hilbert.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-hydrostat.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-hypertorus.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-hypnowheel.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-jigglypuff.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-jigsaw.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-juggler3d.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-kaleidocycle.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-klein.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-lament.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-lavalite.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-lockward.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-maze3d.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-menger.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-mirrorblob.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-moebius.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-moebiusgears.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-molecule.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-morph3d.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-noof.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-peepers.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-photopile.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-pinion.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-pipes.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-polyhedra.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-polytopes.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-projectiveplane.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-providence.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-pulsar.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-quasicrystal.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-queens.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-raverhoop.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-razzledazzle.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-romanboy.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-rubik.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-rubikblocks.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-sballs.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-sierpinski3d.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-skytentacles.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-sonar.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-sphereeversion.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-spheremonics.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-splitflap.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-splodesic.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-sproingies.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-stairs.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-starwars.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-stonerview.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-superquadrics.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-surfaces.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-tangram.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-timetunnel.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-topblock.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-tronbit.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-unicrud.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-unknownpleasures.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-vigilance.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-voronoi.desktop
/usr/share/applications/screensavers/xscreensaver-winduprobot.desktop

References

xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.