Xscreensaver
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You may sometime want to try Xscreensaver instead of Kscreensaver, whether to be able to access some of those screensavers or to make use of the increased capability of its GUI.
MEPIS 7.0 (Xscreensaver Version 4.24)
1. Start by installing:
xscreensaver
This will give you a basic set of xscreensavers and the GUI to manage them with.
2. Right-click the desktop, click Configure Desktop --> Screensaver, and uncheck the box in front of "Start automatically." This disables Kscreensaver, the default application that comes with KDE.
3. Right-click the desktop, click Run Command, and enter "xscreensaver." Click on the Settings tab of choose options for time and particular screensaver(s) (only once per session), or just wait until splash screen disappears. Xscreensaver is now activated.
4. For additional xscreensavers, install:
rss-glx xscreensaver-gl
5. To start xscreensaver automatically when you boot, open up Kwrite or another editor and enter the following code:
[Desktop Entry] Exec=/usr/bin/xscreensaver -nosplash Name=XScreensaver Type=Application X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
Save the file as "xscreensaver.desktop" in the folder /home/<username>/.kde/Autostart. Right-click the file, click on Properties --> Permissions, and check "is executable"
6. Open a terminal, become root, and type:
mkdir /usr/share/backgrounds
7. To stop or alter settings, right-click the desktop, select Run Command..., and enter
xscreensaver-demo
In this GUI you can change or disable xscreensaver. One nice feature is that you can select those you want to appear in a random manner by checking them on a list.
8. To enable Kscreensavers to access your xscreensavers, install:
kscreensaver-xsavers
Once installed, you can select xscreensavers through Kscreensavers.
9. To restore the original setup, right-click the desktop, click Configure Desktop --> Screensaver, and check the box again in front of "Start automatically."
MEPIS 6.5 (Xscreensaver Version 4.23)
1. Install:
xscreensaver
2. Right-click the desktop, click Configure Desktop --> Screensaver, and uncheck the box in front of "Start automatically"
3. Right-click the desktop again, click on "Run Command" and type in "xscreensaver-demo" (without the quotes) followed by a return.
4. You will probably get an error message about the xscreensaver daemon not running. Click OK to exit the dialogue box. Open up Kwrite, enter the following code:
[Desktop Entry] Exec=/usr/bin/xscreensaver -nosplash Name=XScreensaver Type=Application X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
Save the file as "xscreensaver.desktop" in the folder /home/<username>/.kde/Autostart. Right-click the file, click on Properties --> Permissions, and check "is executable"
5. You will also probably get an error message that the folder /usr/share/backgrounds does not exist. Open a terminal, become root, and type:
mkdir /usr/share/backgrounds
6. Now use the command:
xscreensaver-demo
to select your screensaver preferences. One nice feature is that you can select those you want to appear in a random manner by checking them on a list.
7. For additional xscreensavers, install:
rss-glx xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra
8. To enable Kscreensavers to access your xscreensavers, install:
kscreensaver-xsavers
Once installed, you can select xscreensavers through Kscreensavers.
9. To restore the original setup, right-click the desktop, click Configure Desktop --> Screensaver, and check the box again in front of "Start automatically."
