How To Install xscreensaver-data-extra on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-data-extra on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xscreensaver-data-extra
xscreensaver-data-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 2D 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 non-GL screensavers not shipped by default: anemone, anemotaxis, apollonian, apple2, attraction, barcode, blaster, blitspin, bouboule, boxfit, braid, bumps, ccurve, celtic, cloudlife, compass, coral, crystal, cynosure, decayscreen, deluxe, demon, discrete, drift, epicycle, eruption, euler2d, fadeplot, filmleader, fireworkx, flame, flow, fluidballs, fontglide, glitchpeg, goop, grav, greynetic, halftone, halo, helix, hopalong, ifs, imsmap, interaggregate, interference, intermomentary, julia, kaleidescope, kumppa, lcdscrub, ljlatest, loop, maze, memscroller, moire2, moire, mountain, munch, nerverot, noseguy, pacman, pedal, penetrate, petri, phosphor, piecewise, polyominoes, pong, pyro, qix, rd-bomb, rocks, rorschach, rotzoomer, sierpinski, slip, speedmine, spotlight, squiral, starfish, strange, substrate, thornbird, triangle, truchet, twang, vermiculate, vfeedback, vidwhacker, wander, whirlwindwarp, wormhole, xanalogtv, xflame, xjack, xmatrix, xrayswarm, xspirograph, zoom.
More display modes can be found in the xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-gl and xscreensaver-gl-extra packages. Task: lubuntu-desktop
There are three methods to install xscreensaver-data-extra on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-data-extra 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-data-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xscreensaver-data-extra
Install xscreensaver-data-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xscreensaver-data-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xscreensaver-data-extra
Install xscreensaver-data-extra 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-data-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xscreensaver-data-extra
How To Uninstall xscreensaver-data-extra on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xscreensaver-data-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver-data-extra
Uninstall xscreensaver-data-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xscreensaver-data-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xscreensaver-data-extra
Remove xscreensaver-data-extra Configurations and Data
To remove xscreensaver-data-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xscreensaver-data-extra
Remove xscreensaver-data-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xscreensaver-data-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xscreensaver-data-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-data-extra package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
