How To Install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod on Debian 9.
What is xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod is:
This package ships the mode BSOD that shows the popular Blue Screens of Death from several OSes including BSD, Windows, Linux, Solaris, Apple and much more.
WARNING: This screensaver could be confused with a real BSOD and could lead an user to reboot the machine with consequences like data loss.
There are three methods to install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod on Debian 9. 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-screensaver-bsod 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-screensaver-bsod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
Install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
Install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod 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 xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
How To Uninstall xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
Uninstall xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
Remove xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod Configurations and Data
To remove xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
Remove xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod
Dependencies
xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.