Configure Screensaver in Ubuntu
How Do I Configure the Screensaver in Ubuntu? I Can See That Gnome-Screensaver Is Running. 3 Answers Starting with 12.04, Ubuntu Doesn't Ship with Any...
How do I configure the screensaver in Ubuntu? I can see that gnome-screensaver is running.
3 Answers
Starting with 12.04, Ubuntu doesn't ship with any screensavers, just a black screen that appears when your system is idle. If you’d rather have screensavers, you can swap gnome-screensaver for XScreenSaver.
Screensavers were actually removed back in Ubuntu 11.10. Ubuntu uses gnome-screensaver and inherited the change from upstream GNOME. The GNOME developers think a black screen that puts your monitor into lower-power mode is optimal.
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Installing XScreenSaver
Open a terminal and run the following command to uninstall gnome-screensaver:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
Install XScreenSaver and some additional screensaver packages with the following command:
sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl-extra
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