Screensaver

[Mendelius]

Hi fellows,

Is it possible to have a screensaver other than a blank screen? 
I have a HD DSL installation.

Thanks

[grindstone]

sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-data

This will install it and you may start it from

Applications -> Preferences -> XScreensaver Settings

(It will tell you it's not running and ask you if you want to Launch) 

If you want it to autostart, the best way might depend on whether you run Ice or Flux or JWM but this should work for all 3. 

leafpad ~/.desktop-session/startup

and add this line at the end

Code:

xscreensaver --no-splash &

save and exit.  It should be running at next login/reboot. 

   

[Mendelius]

When I tried to save the startup file it asks me where.

[grindstone]

Are you not editing the *existing*

startup

file located in

<your home directory>/.desktop-session

???

   

[Mendelius]

Ok, I will save it there.