- #XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU HOW TO#
- #XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU INSTALL#
- #XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU MANUAL#
- #XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU PC#
xscreensaver file is similar to that of the. Overrides any settings in the resource database. Home directory or in the X resource database. Options to xscreensaver are stored in one of two places: in a.
Trying to do something tricky, like customize xscreensaver for site-wide use or
#XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU MANUAL#
You shouldn't need to know any of the stuff described in this manual unless you are The easy way to configure xscreensaver is to run the xscreensaver-demo(1) program. Program, and change the settings through the GUI. The easiest way to configure xscreensaver is to simply run the xscreensaver-demo(1) That runs in the background it is controlled by the foreground xscreensaver-demo(1) and Note that xscreensaver has a client-server model: the xscreensaver program is a daemon Saver, and experiment with the various display modes. The xscreensaver-demo(1) program pops up a dialog box that lets you configure the screen It also provides configuration and control of your monitor's power-saving features. This program can lock your terminal in order to prevent others from using it, though itsĭefault mode of operation is merely to display pretty pictures on your screen when it is The xscreensaver program waits until the keyboard and mouse have been idle for a period,Īnd then runs a graphics demo chosen at random. Xscreensaver - extensible screen saver and screen locking framework Now you should have properly setup the screensaver package in Ubuntu, Enjoy!.Provided by: xscreensaver_5.45+dfsg1-2ubuntu1_amd64 Again, if you’re running on battery, then be careful while using some of these 3D screensavers, because they can consume a lot of your CPU & GPU (not the selected one called ‘Flurry’ though) … And you can use this window anytime you want to change between screensavers as well. Put the number of minutes that you want your screensaver to appear in the field called ‘Blank After’. Then simply click on this icon and then it should open up the ‘xscreensaver’ configuration window and you can use it to preview, change individual screensaver related settings, adjust various power related option etc. Step 5: After rebooting your PC, click on the ‘Dash’ button in Unity and search for ‘screensaver’, and Ubuntu should find the program (as shown below).
#XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU HOW TO#
How to set/change a screensaver and their settings …
#XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU PC#
Now reboot your PC and ‘xscreensaver’ will run automatically from the background, that’s it!. Then click on the ‘Save’ button and close the windows. Name: You can enter any name here, but let’s just call it the ‘Screensaver Program’.Ĭommand: Copy and paste the below command into this one (don’t change anything).Ĭomment: You can enter a small description here if you like, it’s optional though. And fill the three fields using the below data.
Then, click on the ‘Add’ button to create a new startup entry. For that, from the right top corner of your screen, click on the user-menu and click on the ‘Startup Applications…’ item as shown below. Step 4: Now we have to make sure the xscreensaver is running from the background every time you log into the desktop.
#XSCREENSAVER FOR UBUNTU INSTALL#
Sudo apt-get install xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data-extra Step 3: This only will install 3 or 4 basic screensavers, but if you like, you can use the below commands to install a lot of 2D and 3D screensavers as well. Step 2: Now enter the below command to install the ‘xscreensaver’ package. Sudo apt-get autoremove gnome-screensaver For that, open your Terminal window and enter the below command. Step 1: First of all, let’s get rid of the default ‘gnome-screensaver’ that comes with Ubuntu (I’m using Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin). Then again, using a screenasaver that requires a reasonable amount of your computer’s resources (specially some of those 3D ones) might not be a good idea while running on your battery (more resources = more power consumption = shorter battery life), however when running on AC or if you use a desktop computer or if you just bloody fancy having one, then you can easily enable those screensavers in Ubuntu Linux with ease nonetheless :). Now to be honest, I don’t know much about this package, and ironically it’s called ‘gnome-screensaver’, but other than locking and dimming the screen, it cannot execute a screensever (yuk! :D). It’s a screensaver program that has few built in screensavers (including some third-party created beautiful looking 2D & 3D ones too) and it was used by Gnome, KDE and other desktops (some still do) as well.īut later, Gnome developers decided to replace it with a package of their own called the ‘gnome-screensaver (KDE also has a tool of their own). In the recent past, Gnome desktop used to come with a package called ‘xscreensaver’.