How To Install ukui-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04. ukui-screensaver is UKUI screen saver and locker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ukui-screensaver

ukui-screensaver is:

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

It is designed to support, among other things:

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

There are three methods to install ukui-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ukui-screensaver

Install ukui-screensaver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ukui-screensaver

Install ukui-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ukui-screensaver

How To Uninstall ukui-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ukui-screensaver

Uninstall ukui-screensaver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ukui-screensaver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ukui-screensaver

Remove ukui-screensaver Configurations and Data

To remove ukui-screensaver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ukui-screensaver

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukui-screensaver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.