How To Install xscreensaver-gl-extra on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extra on Kali Linux.
What is xscreensaver-gl-extra
xscreensaver-gl-extra is:
XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11, containing more than 200 screen savers.
This package contains the rest of the 3D (OpenGL) screen saver modules from the xscreensaver collection. This package can be used by xscreensaver and also some other screensaver engines.
This is the set of GL screensavers not shipped by default with xscreensaver-gl: antmaze, atlantis, blocktube, boing, bouncingcow, boxed, cage, carousel, companioncube, crackberg, cube21, cubenetic, cubicgrid, dangerball, deepstars, extrusion, fliptext, flurry, gravitywell, glhanoi, glplanet, handsy, hilbert, hypnowheel, jigsaw, juggler3d, klein, lament, menger, noof, photopile, pinion, providence, rubik, rubikblocks, sballs, skytentacles, sproingies, stairs, starwars, surfaces, tangram, timetunnel, tronbit, unknownpleasures.
More display modes can be found in the xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-data-extra and xscreensaver-gl packages.
There are three methods to install xscreensaver-gl-extra 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-gl-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xscreensaver-gl-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xscreensaver-gl-extraInstall xscreensaver-gl-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xscreensaver-gl-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xscreensaver-gl-extraInstall xscreensaver-gl-extra 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xscreensaver-gl-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xscreensaver-gl-extraHow To Uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xscreensaver-gl-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver-gl-extraUninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xscreensaver-gl-extraRemove xscreensaver-gl-extra Configurations and Data
To remove xscreensaver-gl-extra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xscreensaver-gl-extraRemove xscreensaver-gl-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xscreensaver-gl-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xscreensaver-gl-extraDependencies
xscreensaver-gl-extra have the following dependencies:
- xscreensaver-gl
- libc6
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0
- libgl1
- libgle3
- libglib2.0-0
- libglu1-mesa
- libx11-6
- libxext6
- libxft2
- libxmu6
- libxt6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.