How To Install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy on Kali Linux. xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy is Graphics demo that makes you dizzy (XScreenSaver hack)

Introduction

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

What is xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy is:

dizzy is a graphics demo that rotates planes of patterns on a colored background to make you dizzy. Textures can be cross-faded and there is a mode that automatically changes textures, allowing dizzy to be run as a screensaver.

This package integrates dizzy with XScreenSaver, but it cannot be done automatically. See /usr/share/doc/xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy/README.Debian for details on the configuration.

There are three methods to install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy 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-screensaver-dizzy 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-dizzy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

Install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

Install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy 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-screensaver-dizzy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

How To Uninstall xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

Uninstall xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

Remove xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy

Dependencies

xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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