[Bug 49441] depends on xscreensaver-gl

Rafał Próchniak burlap at poczta.onet.pl
Wed Jul 12 02:36:20 UTC 2006


Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop

As dapper has no option to disable single xscreensaver hacks, the only
way to disable opengl screensavers is to remove xscreensaver-gl package.
This package removes ubuntu-desktop, which is undesirable.

In my opninion this "breaks" defualt install on non-accelerated machines
(most?), especially on laptops.

And also it's very difficult for an unexperienced user to find a
solution. (On the other hand it would be equally difficult for an
unexperienced user to add opengl screensavers if they were disabled by
default).

So, if you have no hardware opengl (like SiS graphics - many laptops use this) you are left with options like:
- removing ubuntu-desktop
- burning CPU fan
- blank screen
- single screensaver

** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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depends on xscreensaver-gl
https://launchpad.net/bugs/49441




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