xscreensaver

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titi
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Joined: 11/06/2014

Hi

What is the procedure to make a screensaver on trisquel 7.0 (xscreensaver) function?

I tried uninstalling gnome-screensaver, install xscreensaver and Co, kill gnome-screensaver (sudo killall gnome-screensaver).

At reboot, well impossible to get on the desktop.
Chroot even impossible to repair.

I reinstalled, but I would still have a screen saver.

Any idea what to do?

titi
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Joined: 11/06/2014

Solved

alucardx
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Joined: 02/29/2012

Hi titi

What did you do to solve this?

titi
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Hi alucardx

sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl-extra
=> System Settings => Startup Applications
=> Add Name: xscreensaver
=> Command: xscreensaver -nosplash
Set the screensaver.
sudo killall gnome-screensaver
sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver

Disconnect, reconnect => OK.