[Bug 775369] Re: Update manager removes xscreensaver and replaces with gnome-screensaver

[Brian]

gnome-screensaver is broken and will not be fixed:

Bug 22007
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/22007

>From 2005!

So the bug here should be against ubuntu-desktop since it depends on a
broken package?

Unity scared me away when I did the upgrade, and I didn't even bother to
realize I could still use the old interface, so I restored my imaged
Maverick install. I don't think I'll bother with Natty, might even go
back to Lucid LTS when I full-disk encrypt with /boot on a USB key. But
I thought xscreensaver got removed by the updater. Maybe it just forced
gnome-screensaver on me, which is mildly upsetting, and could have
caused a false memory.

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Title:
  Update manager removes xscreensaver and replaces with gnome-
  screensaver

Status in Update Manager:
  New
Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When upgrading releases, the update manager removes xscreensaver,
  which works, and replaces it with gnome-screensaver, which does not
  work. Since the upstream maintainer of gnome-screensaver will never
  make it work correctly, xscreensaver is required for complete
  functionality. Why does update-manger remove the functional
  screensaver and replace it with a non-functional package? This is a
  minor bug, since once the upgrade is complete, gnome-screensaver can
  be removed and xscreensaver re-installed, but it is an annoyance.