Lubuntu : default screen saver should be blank

[Jérôme]

Lubuntu.net argues that it is a "more lightweight and energy saving variant of Ubuntu".

Thus I think that the default screen saver should be blank.

Basically, a screensaver instead of a blank screen :
- uses more CPU
- uses more GPU
- uses more memory
- reads more data from disk (possibly preventing it from sleeping)

If Lubuntu actually wants to spare energy, then it should set the blank screensaver by default.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xscreensaver 5.12-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 3 12:03:38 2011
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xscreensaver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Josh Brower (josh-ni1sr)]

I agree with the reasoning the OP presented. Especially running in a VM, performance can be an issue with a non-blank screensaver.