Ubuntu
xscreensaver package

please support xscreensaver as a gnome-screensaver-substitute

Bug #928357 reported by karl
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This bug affects 2 people
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xscreensaver (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

please support xscreensaver as a gnome-screensaver-substitute in the meaning that when changing the user over unity-menu, the actual users screen locks automatically.

thanks
karl

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xscreensaver 5.14-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 7 17:29:35 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: xscreensaver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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karl (karl-sebastian-liebich) wrote :
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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

This must probably be fixed in unity, but I don't think the unity people want to support different screensavers. If someone explains me how unity signals the screensaver and how that fails with xscreensaver, I'd be willing to take a look.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in xscreensaver (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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