How To Install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy
How To Uninstall xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-screensaver-dizzy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
