![]() So, to run it, just type: killall xscreensaver It's not very difficult stuff, basically. Feel free to open it up in nano or another editor of your choice to see what it will do when run: it basically checks that Xscreensaver isn't running before it does anything, and then simply copies the RSS screensavers to your $HOME/.xscreensaver folder. ![]() There, you should find a script called rss-glx_. Open a terminal and (as yourself, no root permissions required), cd /usr/bin. Step 3: Now you need to integrate the RSS screensavers into the list of screensavers that Xscreensaver is aware of. Again, click the Build button next to that item, and 'Apply'. Step 2: Using the same Add/Remove Software tool, now search for rss-glx, which is the port of the Really Slick Screensavers to Linux. In my screenshot, I have a red 'Remove' button next to the item in question because I've already installed it! But if it's blue and saying 'install' or 'build', click that option and then the 'Apply' button down the bottom of the screen. Click the search icon (a magnifying glass) in the top window bar at the left type 'xscreen' in the search bar until you can see 'Screensaver' appear: In Manjaro, click Start -> Applications -> System -> Add/Remove Software. Step 1: Make sure you have actually installed xscreensaver. Basically, I've had it about 180° about-face all this time! Oh well: you live and learnĪnyway: here is a really quick-and-dirty recipe for getting Helios and its really slick companions running on Linux (specifically, in my case, on Manjaro running the KDE desktop). Well: it turns out that you have been able to do this since about 2002! I just didn't know □ In fact, the original developer of them is really not keen on Windows and would rather that his work was not packaged to run on Windows at all. In particular, the Helios screensaver that's included in that program is excellent and exactly what I would like to be able to run on Linux. What I've wanted in KDE for donkey's years is an equivalent of the Really Slick Screensavers, which I used to run on Windows (when I used to run Windows!). (Apologies to the developers concerned, who have undoubtedly written great software: it's just the screensavers themselves are all a bit dull!) Name it "Screen Saver." Set the trigger to Ctrl+Alt+S or many keyboard configurations,Īnd the action to "xscreensaver-command -lock" (without quotation marks).It's a tiny thing in the scheme of things, I suppose: but KDE doesn't ship with any screensavers at all, and although one can always install the xscreensaver package, the enormous bundle of screensavers that come with that are all universally pretty rubbish. In System Settings, go to Shortcuts and click Custom Shortcuts.Ĭlick the Edit button and select New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL. The command it runs is "xscreensaver-demo," which opens the settings dialog.Ģ) In System Settings/Startup and Shutdown, click "Add Program" and enter "xscreensaver -no-splash." This starts the screensaver daemon when you log in.ģ) Set a keyboard shortcut to transform your screen into a thing of beauty. This should give you a "Screensaver" entry in System Settings. You can use xscreensaver (with KDE 5) if you like:ġ) Install xscreensaver and any extra modules you want. This month's tip comes from PCLinuxOS forum member Your tip just may be selected for publication in The PCLinuxOS Magazine. Rather, if you have a tip, share it in the PCLinuxOS forum's "Tips & Tricks" section. The magazine will not accept independent tip submissions specifically intended for inclusion in the Tip Top Tips column. ![]() ![]() Each month, we will feature - and possibly even expand upon - one tip from the PCLinuxOS forum. Tip Top Tips: How To Activate XScreensaver on KDE5 PlasmaĮditor's Note: Tip Top Tips is a new monthly column in The PCLinuxOS Magazine. ![]()
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