How To Install cinnamon-screensaver on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-screensaver on Kali Linux. cinnamon-screensaver is Cinnamon screen saver and locker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-screensaver on Kali Linux.

What is `cinnamon-screensaver`

cinnamon-screensaver is:

cinnamon-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple, sane and secure defaults, and be well integrated with the Cinnamon desktop.

There are three methods to install cinnamon-screensaver on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cinnamon-screensaver Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon-screensaver using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cinnamon-screensaver

Install cinnamon-screensaver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cinnamon-screensaver

Install cinnamon-screensaver Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon-screensaver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cinnamon-screensaver

How To Uninstall cinnamon-screensaver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cinnamon-screensaver

Uninstall cinnamon-screensaver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cinnamon-screensaver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cinnamon-screensaver

Remove cinnamon-screensaver Configurations and Data

To remove cinnamon-screensaver configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cinnamon-screensaver

Remove cinnamon-screensaver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cinnamon-screensaver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cinnamon-screensaver

Dependencies

cinnamon-screensaver have the following dependencies:

References

cinnamon-screensaver website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-screensaver package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.