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Bryan Peters (gnuisancev3-gmail) wrote : Re: [Bug 459498] Re: electricsheep will not run in karmic

Where can i find this debian package? (64 bit)

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Fabrice Gabolde
<email address hidden>wrote:

> OK, a complete workaround (takes me from "can't connect and can't
> display") that works for me is to install the Debian packages and edit
> /usr/share/applications/screensavers/electricsheep.desktop (thanks
> Eero!) so that the "Exec" line reads:
>
> Exec=electricsheep --root 0 --video-driver xv
>
> Without changing the video driver, the sheep are not displayed in
> fullscreen. I'm not sure if that keeps the original aspect ratio,
> though.
>
> --
> electricsheep will not run in karmic
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459498
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>
> Status in “electricsheep” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> 1.
> # cat /etc/lsb-release
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"
>
> 2.
> # apt-cache policy electricsheep
> electricsheep:
> Installed: (none)
> Candidate: 2.6.8-9ubuntu1
> Version table:
> 2.6.8-9ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> 3. The screensaver is selectable in the Gnome screensaver properties, it
> has not once shown a "sheep" ~/.electricsheep has about 270MB of avi's in
> it from a previous installation of electricsheep in my previous Arch
> install. These should be completely interchangable. To ensure this was not
> the issue i moved the directory to a new name and tried again. (i deleted
> the deb off my system first and redownloaded it from the repo's)
>
> after that i attempted to run it from the command line and get this error:
>
> $ electricsheep
> please be patient while the first sheep is downloaded...
> lost contact with v2d6.sheepserver.net, cannot retrieve sheep.
>
> 4. No matter what the screensaver does not start.
>