[mythtv-users] xscreensaver, ubuntu packages
Tom Greer
trgreer at gmail.com
Thu May 31 16:00:51 UTC 2007
mintywalker at gmail wrote:
>
> Has anyone had any luck with getting xscreensaver working with the
> ubuntu mythtv packages?
Murray,
I've got xscreensaver working on four MythTV-on-FeistyFawn systems.
Here is how I have mine setup.
First, I disabled the gnome screensaver. I did so thru the menus:
System -> Preferences -> Screensaver. Just unclick the "Activate
screensaver when computer is idle" checkbox.
Next, I installed all of the xscreeensaver packages: xscreensaver,
xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl,
xscreensaver-gl-extra.
Then I ran xscreensaver-demo. Initially, I started the daemon
manually. Then, I configured xscreensaver the way I wanted. When I
was done, I exited and left the daemon running.
I restarted mythfrontend and verified that everything worked properly.
Finally, to automate the loading of xscreensaver at boot time, I
opened the Gnome sessions manager via the menus: System -> Preferences
-> Sessions. Under the Startup Programs tab, I created a new entry
containing the command "xscreensaver".
I also automatically load mythfrontend in this manner. When I restart
Gnome, even though the programs are listed alphabetically in the
Sessions Manager, it loads xscreensaver first. I don't know why or
how, but it works fine for me.
Good luck.
Tom
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