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gnome-screensaver package

in xubuntu 8.04 beta: screensaver not working at all

Bug #212994 reported by Catapult
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gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
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xfce4-session (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Hello,
I have xubuntu 8.04 beta on my comp.

In Screensaver preferences, i have the screensaver to go on after 1 minute of idleness, but it never does.

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Catapult (ubunt2+launchpad) wrote :

I'm sorry if I chose the incorrect package and project.

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Vincent (vinnl) wrote :

Xubuntu 8.04 currently includes two screensavers, not sure which one is default. I suppose gnome-screensaver but reporting for xscreensaver too just to be sure.

Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)
Changed in gnome-screensaver:
status: New → Invalid
Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)
Changed in xscreensaver:
assignee: nobody → tormodvolden
status: New → Incomplete
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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

(I could swear I posted a question here, but I don't see any)

Is the xscreensaver daemon running (check with "ps ax|grep saver")? It should have been started by the xfce session (not exactly sure how). Can you please try to create a new user and see if the daemon is started when logging in?

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Catapult (ubunt2+launchpad) wrote :

Hello,

When using my main (and only user) account:

~$ ps ax|grep saver
15224 pts/0 R+ 0:00 grep saver

I'm not sure what that means. I trust you can interpret that.

If I can do anything else to help, please let me know.

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

Thanks, that confirms that the screensaver process is not running. Can you please create a test account and try? (You can delete the test account afterwards if you want).

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Catapult (ubunt2+launchpad) wrote :

I created a test account and ran the command:

test@catapult-desktop:~$ ps ax|grep saver
22126 pts/0 R+ 0:00 grep saver

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

Thanks, must be something with the XFCE session not starting the screensaver daemon.

Changed in xscreensaver:
assignee: tormodvolden → nobody
status: Incomplete → New
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Teoh Han Hui (teohhanhui) wrote :

Having the same problem in Xubuntu 8.04 release.

Xubuntu uses gnome-screensaver by default but it is not autostarted. This leads to Bug #200665: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce-mcs-plugins/+bug/200665

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