xscreensaver is not autostarted
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xscreensaver (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xscreensaver
I use xscreensaver for the system screen saver because I have several scripts that use xscreensaver- command to react to certain screen saver changes. After a login, selecting "System-
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 29 14:10:15 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: xscreensaver 5.08-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: xscreensaver
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-4-generic x86_64
Changed in xscreensaver (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: bitesize |
summary: |
- xscreensaver is not started between sessions + xscreensaver is not autostarted |
tags: | removed: amd64 bitesize |
I am Fedora user and I am not familiar with ubuntu, however from
this report it seems that José is using "karmic" branch (right?).
If so, this is due to the change in gnome-settings- daemon 2.27.4 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---
From "NEWS" file in g-s-d:
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Version 2.27.4
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- Remove screensaver plugin, it's autostarted now (Matthias Clasen)
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So now xscreensaver has to install desktop autostart stuff like
gnome-screensaver does (I don't know where ubuntu installs
desktop autostart stuff, however on Fedora it is /etc/xdg/autostart )