How To Install gnome-screensaver on Debian 12

Learn how to install gnome-screensaver on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gnome-screensaver is Screensaver and screen lock formerly used in GNOME

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-screensaver on Debian 12.

What is gnome-screensaver

gnome-screensaver is:

gnome-screensaver is a simple screen saver and screen lock, used in older versions of the GNOME desktop environment.

It is designed to support, among other things:

  • the ability to lock down configuration settings
  • translation into other languages
  • user switching

This package is not necessary in the GNOME desktop environment, because GNOME Shell contains its own screen lock implementation. It can be used with alternative desktop environments.

There are three methods to install gnome-screensaver on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gnome-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 gnome-screensaver using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-screensaver

Install gnome-screensaver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-screensaver

Install gnome-screensaver Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-screensaver

How To Uninstall gnome-screensaver on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver

Uninstall gnome-screensaver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-screensaver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-screensaver

Remove gnome-screensaver Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-screensaver configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-screensaver

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

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

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

Dependencies

gnome-screensaver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-screensaver package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.