How To Install xfce4-screensaver on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screensaver in Fedora 36. xfce4-screensaver is Screensaver application for Xfce Desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screensaver on Fedora 36.

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 Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xfce4-screensaver.

Install xfce4-screensaver on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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 Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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 Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xfce4-screensaver

xfce4-screensaver Package Contents on Fedora 36

/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/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/8ebb4a201356766f0c0729b80cfc5be0505e65
/usr/lib/.build-id/40
/usr/lib/.build-id/40/74f24cd68c3f59b831d07c78a5784ee453c26e
/usr/lib/.build-id/66
/usr/lib/.build-id/66/2b335197b54b64269cdad656b8091b6df7ff3e
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/b896417d049f5b5b4ab2f7d8faa5aad4d3ee2b
/usr/lib/.build-id/97
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/6a33427b558be65708fe139d9bc41c312e7974
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/653fea0b18d2322ad3f11871db8e4613caa216
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/232d2834712a61680bda731c76f88950975fb1
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/8d61bce357b4a84eaa70d5edd14ec0762e744c
/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/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/org.xfce.ScreenSaver.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/org.xfce.ScreenSaver.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/org.xfce.ScreenSaver.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/org.xfce.ScreenSaver.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/org.xfce.ScreenSaver.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.xfce.ScreenSaver.svg
/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 Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).