Dapper screensavers

[Thilo Six]

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David Walker wrote the following on 28.04.2006 22:11:
> Michael V. De Palatis wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> Does anyone know why exactly Dapper tries to force you to use
>> gnome-screensaver instead of xscreensaver? I have never liked the
>> former, and it seems to screw up suspend features on my laptop in
>> addition to not having as many configuration options to the point
>> where it seems totally unusable.
>>
>> This is one of those things that annoys me -- when there is a choice,
>> an upgrade should not install an alternative and remove what you
>> already have without at least warning you.
>>
>> Also, aptitude tells  me that ubuntu-desktop depends on
>> gnome-screensaver. Will anything be broken if I just remove
>> gnome-screensaver anyway?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>   
> Gnome 2.14 by default uses gnome-screensaver.  Better integration I
> guess.  As for removing it and installing X screensaver, You can do that
> but know you may/will have problems when you upgrade.  Since the
> ubuntu-desktop package is not installed, new software that would
> otherwise be installed might not.
> 
> -- 
> dave

Yup it´s a gnome thing.
I do not like it, too.

However if you would like to refert it, here it goes:

1.
$ gconf-editor

then disable

/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver

2.
add in
Sessions Preferences > Startup Programs > /usr/bin/xscreensaver

3.
set up your xscreensaver. Then open
$ vim ~/.xscreensaver

change
splash:         True
to
splash:         False

Done.

HTH Thilo
- --
i am on Ubuntu 2.6 KDE
- - some friend of mine

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