How To Install xscreensaver-data on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-data on Kali Linux. xscreensaver-data is Screen saver modules for screensaver frontends

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-data on Kali Linux.

What is xscreensaver-data

xscreensaver-data is:

XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11, containing more than 200 screen savers.

This package contains a small selection of graphical screen saver modules (listed below) from the xscreensaver collection. This package can be used by xscreensaver and also some other screensaver engines.

This is the selected set of non-GL screensavers shipped by default: abstractile, binaryring, cwaves, deco, distort, fiberlamp, fuzzyflakes, galaxy, hexadrop, m6502, metaballs, penrose, ripples, scooter, shadebobs, slidescreen, swirl, tessellimage, xlyap.

More display modes can be found in xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl and xscreensaver-gl-extra packages.

There are three methods to install xscreensaver-data 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 xscreensaver-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xscreensaver-data

Install xscreensaver-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xscreensaver-data

Install xscreensaver-data 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 xscreensaver-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xscreensaver-data

How To Uninstall xscreensaver-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xscreensaver-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver-data

Uninstall xscreensaver-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xscreensaver-data

Remove xscreensaver-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xscreensaver-data

Remove xscreensaver-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xscreensaver-data

Dependencies

xscreensaver-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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