How To Install xscreensaver-gl-extra on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extra on Ubuntu.

What is `xscreensaver-gl-extra`

xscreensaver-gl-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 3D (OpenGL) 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 GL screensavers not shipped by default with xscreensaver-gl: antmaze, atlantis, blocktube, boing, bouncingcow, boxed, cage, carousel, companioncube, crackberg, cube21, cubenetic, cubicgrid, dangerball, deepstars, extrusion, fliptext, flurry, gravitywell, glhanoi, glplanet, handsy, hilbert, hypnowheel, jigsaw, juggler3d, klein, lament, menger, noof, photopile, pinion, providence, rubik, rubikblocks, sballs, skytentacles, sproingies, stairs, starwars, surfaces, tangram, timetunnel, tronbit, unknownpleasures.

More display modes can be found in the xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-data-extra and xscreensaver-gl packages.

There are three methods to install xscreensaver-gl-extra on Ubuntu. 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-gl-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-gl-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xscreensaver-gl-extra

Install xscreensaver-gl-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xscreensaver-gl-extra

Install xscreensaver-gl-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-gl-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xscreensaver-gl-extra

How To Uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xscreensaver-gl-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver-gl-extra

Uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xscreensaver-gl-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xscreensaver-gl-extra

Remove xscreensaver-gl-extra Configurations and Data

To remove xscreensaver-gl-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xscreensaver-gl-extra

Remove xscreensaver-gl-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xscreensaver-gl-extra

Dependencies

xscreensaver-gl-extra have the following dependencies:

References

xscreensaver-gl-extra website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xscreensaver-gl-extra package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.