Questions tagged [xscreensaver]
XScreenSaver is a collection of free screensavers. It can be used as an alternative to gnome-screensaver.
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use web page or html file as a screensaver?
I heard that xscreensaver can run anything as a screensaver but I don't know how to do so. Can I use it to make a web page from an html file my screensaver?
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How do I switch between users, without logging out?
I am using Lubuntu, my desktop environment is lxQt and screensaver is xScreensaver.
I'm trying to figure out a way to switch between users, (e.g. when pressing Meta + L).
Even though, it is possible ...
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Are there any more modern screen saver options for GNOME?
I would like a more modern screensaver than xscreensaver or a way to configure xscreensaver to look better.
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xscreensaver lock screen with Unity lock screen in Ubuntu 16.04
I have searched many posts about "xscreensaver lock screen to use unity lock screen" such as:
How do I configure xscreensaver to use the GNOME lockscreen on Ubuntu 14.04?
But I still don't know how to ...
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How to have ubuntu without gnome-screensaver and light-locker
I do long operations which are steadily getting broken by any power or screen saving utility, so I want to have ubuntu without any power or screensaving programs.
I tried:
sudo apt autoremove --purge ...
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enable screensaver before login
How to enable and configure screensaver before login? If nobody has logged in or everyone has logged out, screensaver should show up after a certain timeout.
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Xubuntu 12.10; battery drains when laptop lid is closed
I am on Xubuntu 12.10. When I close my laptop lid, the screen goes black as normal, and the normal login window appears when I open it up again. However, I notice that for example, I left my laptop ...
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How to prevent XScreenSaver to load while playing videos on browsers (ARM)?
According to the XScreenSaver wiki, the app should automatically recognize when browsers are playing videos, but it doesn't for me.
I'm running Ubuntu 23.04 over ARM (RPi4), and the app loads while on ...
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java program in xscreensaver
Trying to run my Java Swing program in xscreensaver.
The program runs great from command line. It uses the whole screen with
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
GraphicsEnvironment ge = ...
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systemctl: Failed to connect to bus
On Ubuntu 22.04, I'm trying to set up xscreensaver as a daemon using systemctl. Following these instructions, I've created the following at ~/.config/systemd/user/xscreensaver.service:
[Unit]
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Unable to login, blank screen does not revive, after upgrade to 22.04
Yesterday I attempted an OS upgrade from Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS. The machine being upgraded was a new Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 10. Following the upgrade I have two severe problems ...
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Xscreensaver Carousel photo randomness vs inclusiveness
In xscreensaver I'm using carousel (does same for GLSlideshow...), but notice it only 'randomly' selects very few photo files from the directory for the carousel, many are repeated several times in ...
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I have a question about the [multiple] screensaver app(s) I have installed
I have just upgraded to Xubuntu 20.04, but I believe this was the same way under 18.04 as well, I am just now getting around to look at the issue.
If I go to Xubuntu menu -> Settings, there are ...
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18.10 -- gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-xlib.h: No such file or directory
Make of xscreensaver-5.42 failing on this error.
ximage-loader.c:43:12: fatal error: gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-xlib.h: No such file or directory
# include <gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-xlib.h>
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Use Xscreensaver at the login screen
I'm using Xubuntu 18.04 and I'd like to show a carousel of images as screeensaver. I installed Xscreensaver and it works fine when a user is logged in but I can't make it work at the login screen. ...
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How lock the unlock screen after wrong password attempts?
I enabled pam_tally2 to lock a user after several password attempts. It works well at the TTY, login screen and ssh.
However, I usually lock the screen when leaving the computer. You can type as many ...
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computer screen randomly turns off
I installed xscreensaver on my Xubuntu.
Sometimes, my screen blanks for a few seconds while I'm working, generally several times in a row.
I really don't know what the problem is.
Here are a few ...
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Xubuntu: xscreensaver crashes on lock screen
I'm running 16.04 on a Dell Inspiron 5567.
I removed lightdm so my screen locker is xscreensaver. I did so because I was having trouble with bringing back the system after suspension with lightdm: ...
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Screensavers not showing up in xscreensaver list
I recently switched to xscreensaver in 14.10 and it's running just fine. Except when I added the gluqlo screensaver, it just refuses to show up in the xscreensaver panel.
Might I have missed a step ...
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Having computer switch to guest account after a certain amount of time
Instead of having the screensaver lock my computer is it possible to have it switch to the guest account instead. I'm using ubuntu 13.10 64bit
Thanks
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xscreensaver - gluqlo digital clock: not installed on LUbuntu
On a fesh LUbuntu 22.04.04 install I'm trying to get gluqlo digital clock screensaver up and running.
https://github.com/alexanderk23/gluqlo
downloaded source, compiled it as described here: https://...
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How to get xscreensaver/gnome screensavers working on Ubuntu 23.10
I am getting this error when trying to use xscreensaver
xscreensaver-systemd: 10:30:07: connection failed: "org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver" in use by pid 2462 (/usr/libexec/gsd-screensaver-...
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How to make Xscreensaver not load while Brave Browser runs videos
I'm running Ubuntu over ARM (RPi4), and I have XScreenSaver installed.
The screensaver loads while Brave Browser plays Youtube videos. It doesn't load while VLC is running videos, though.
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Xscreensaver not locking automatically on OS Xubuntu 22.04
I upgraded my operating system from 18.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS however after the upgade I wanted to use XSCREENSAVER instead of the default light or xfce, now when I copied all the configurations from 18....
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After a long wait, the PAM window turns on asking for a password that never matches
After a long wait, the PAM window turns on asking for a password that never matches. It says:
xscreensaver: assuming NULL password means cancel
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xscreensaver: authentification via PAM ...
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How to make XScreenSaver work on Ubuntu 22.04?
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 (normal and minimum) on VirtualBox, and installed gcc, libx11-dev, libxss-dev.
Then I compiled the code using gcc -o idle idle.c -lXss -lX11. When I run ./idle, I receive the ...
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xscreensaver not working after upgrade to 21.04
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 21.04 (using gnome). When I run the command to startup the xscreensaver process I get the following:
xscreensaver: 16:32:30: locking is disabled (Cannot lock ...
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Prevent XScreenSaver from locking after Restore, but keep LightDM screen lock?
I'm currently running XUbuntu 18.04 on a laptop, and have completely removed gnome-screensaver (not enough controls) and replaced it with xscreensaver (so I can choose which selection of effects it ...
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Random screensavers on VNC server (resource intense)
I am currently using a VNC server on my desktop (Ubuntu 16.04 Mate DE) at work to work from home (through an intermediate SHH server). However, it has now started to use random screensavers when idle ...
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pointerhysteresis parameter not being read in xscrensaver
I'm trying to disable wake-on-mouse from suspend and not having much success. As an alternative I attempted to increase the pointerhysteresis variable in the Xscreensaver configuration file as others ...
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Why does xscreensaver get removed for each Ubuntu version upgrade?
This is less a technical question, and more seeking the reasoning (which may end up being technical anyways).
I use xscreensaver because I like the screensavers, and lock my computer regularly. ...
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Upgrading XScreenSaver
I got XScreenSaver and removed gnome-screensaver by following these instructions: https://askubuntu.com/a/293014/364819
But now when I launch XScreenSaver I get this:
So I went to the website and ...
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Xubuntu 14.04 - Closing lid doesn't immediately trigger xscreensaver
When I close the lid of my laptop, it suspends. When I open the lid and push a key, it wakes as expected. If it has been five minutes (the timer for xscreensaver), the screen will be locked. If it has ...
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