Configure xscreensaver9/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Sudo apt-get install xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl-extraĥ. Optional: Install the extra screensavers in the repositories that don't come installed as default. If the latter doesn't seem to be working persistently for some reason, resort to making gnome-screensaver unexecutable:Ĥ. Gconftool-2 -type boolean -s /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver false Sudo killall gnome-screensaverand prevent it from being launched on startup ![]() To totally stop gnome-screensaver from running, kill its process To configure gnome-screensaver not to function, go to System / Preferences / Screensaver and uncheck both checkboxes.Ģ. Solution: Get xscreensaver back, disable gnome-screensaver.ġ. Refer to the "Drawbacks" part at the bottom for possible dysfunctions after applying this. The following isn't a very elegant modification, but one that works nevertheless. Ubuntu has a tendency to stick with the GNOME suite of applications unless absolutely necessary, and the GNOME developers do have reasons for doing what they're doing, so gnome-screensaver does have its longer term use, but in immediate practical terms we need a way of configuring screensaver options otherwise most of them are either unusable or have crippled functionality. Refer to the gnome-screensaver FAQ (), the upstream bugzilla discussion () and the Launchpad discussion () for more details if interested. xscreensaver provides both functions, thus became partially redundant. Problem: Dapper ships with gnome-screensaver instead of xscreensaver, which gives the user no option to set individual screensaver settings.ĭetails: In Dapper display power management functions were decoupled from the screensaver with the introduction of Gnome Power Manager. Both have their pros and cons so make sure you check out both before applying the instructions. I prefer the method described in that guide to this one, but your mileage may vary. Note: I have another guide () for adjusting screensaver settings in Dapper without replacing gnome-screensaver. ![]()
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