How To Install unicode-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unicode-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is unicode-screensaver
unicode-screensaver is:
The unicode-screensaver is a simple screensaver application that repeatedly randomly picks an unicode character and displays it in a very large font size together with its unicode code point and the character name.
It works with xscreensaver or gnome-screensaver.
There are three methods to install unicode-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 unicode-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 unicode-screensaver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unicode-screensaver
Install unicode-screensaver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unicode-screensaver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unicode-screensaver
Install unicode-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 unicode-screensaver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unicode-screensaver
How To Uninstall unicode-screensaver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the unicode-screensaver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unicode-screensaver
Uninstall unicode-screensaver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unicode-screensaver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unicode-screensaver
Remove unicode-screensaver Configurations and Data
To remove unicode-screensaver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unicode-screensaver
Remove unicode-screensaver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unicode-screensaver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unicode-screensaver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unicode-screensaver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
