How To Install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04. cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin is XScreensaver plugin for cinnamon-screensaver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin is:

cinnamon-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple, sane and secure defaults, and be well integrated with the Cinnamon desktop.

This package contains the plugin for using the xscreensaver animations.

There are three methods to install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin 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 cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

Install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

Install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin 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 cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

How To Uninstall cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

Uninstall cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

Remove cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin Configurations and Data

To remove cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

Remove cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.