![]() Sudo apt-get install xscreensaverNote that unlike the other method, you won't actually be running xscreensaver full time you'll only need its preferences interface to adjust screensaver settings to your liking and preview them.Ģ. It's up to you to decide which one to use. To compare, the other method is a bit more convenient if you adjust settings very often, but this one doesn't break anything and doesn't touch the Ubuntu defaults. It takes a bit more manual work, but I prefer this method over the other one since it doesn't have the drawbacks of replacing gnome-screensaver altogether, and it's more "technically correct". This will show you how to set preferences for your screensaver by figuring out the required command line with xscreensaver and putting it manually in the screensaver's gnome-screensaver theme file. Hence the reason for this guide, which does the job in a more elegant but maybe slightly less convenient way. I had previously posted a guide on replacing gnome-screensaver with xscreensaver (), but it has a few drawbacks (which I listed in the linked thread) that some users may find deterrent. (Update - 17.12.06: This guide works in Edgy as well.)Īs you're probably aware, the gnome-screensaver GUI that ships with Dapper's GNOME 2.14.1 doesn't give the user any control on individual screensaver settings. ![]()
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