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alphahsk

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From: Norway

Registered: 2007-01-22

Posts: 40

[SOLVED] Where did Xscreensaver go??

Pacman -Syu prompted me to update to the latest Xscreensaver version (5.01), which I did. But now it is no longer in the System-Preferences menu. It is still a running process though.

Any ideas on how to get it back on the menu? I'd like to change my screensaver

Last edited by alphahsk (2007-10-25 07:22:30)

byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

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Re: [SOLVED] Where did Xscreensaver go??

The .desktop file got changed so that Xscreensaver won't show up in KDE or GNOME menus as they provide their own interfaces for it.
Run xscreensaver-demo manually.

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alphahsk

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From: Norway

Registered: 2007-01-22

Posts: 40

Re: [SOLVED] Where did Xscreensaver go??

The .desktop file got changed so that Xscreensaver won't show up in KDE or GNOME menus as they provide their own interfaces for it.
Run xscreensaver-demo manually.

That solved it. Thanks.

mrunion

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From: Jonesborough, TN

Registered: 2007-01-26

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Re: [SOLVED] Where did Xscreensaver go??

Also -- at least on my machine -- I have the "Lock Screen" icon added to my panel.  If you right-click that icon and select "Properties", it pops open the XScreensaver configuration window.

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alphahsk

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From: Norway

Registered: 2007-01-22

Posts: 40

Re: [SOLVED] Where did Xscreensaver go??

Also -- at least on my machine -- I have the "Lock Screen" icon added to my panel.  If you right-click that icon and select "Properties", it pops open the XScreensaver configuration window.

Thanks for that as well! I didn't know about the Lock Screen icon.