Ubuntu Screensaver installation tutorial
I show also how do you get Linux Mint 12 Lisa Screensavers available!
Also Linux Mint Cinnamon screensavers you get to work with these commands.
First open the Terminal and type or copy there the next commands one by one.
sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
Press Enter and your password and Enter again, when the execution is complete the next command
sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data-extra
Press Enter. This install the screensavers on your computer. when the execution is complete, open Startup Applications from Menu – Preferences – Startup Applications.
In Additional startup programs: click Add, Type in Name: Screensaver and in Command: xscreensaver -nosplash then click Add, also remember to select it, it will be activated when you restart your computer.
This Screensaver installing guide help you, and showing how to installing more screensavers in Debian based Linux operating systems like Linux Mint, Ubuntu etc
This is Step By Step, Frame By Frame Instructions how to install Ubuntu Screensavers, by default there are only a limited number of screensavers in the Linux Mint, Ubuntu and other Linux OS.
By default, Preview, set time. Tip: do not select the “Lock screen when screensaver is active” asking for a password when returning from sleep mode!
Slide show from your pictures folder
Now we installing more Ubuntu Screensavers, open the Package Manager
In Quick search type rss-glx, right click the package, select “Mark for Installation”
Automatically installs required packages (called dependencies)
Apply all marked changes
Apply, when install is ready, open Screensaver again
Screensavers included in this rss-glx package are: Biof, Busy Spheres, Colorfire, Cyclone, Drempels, Euphoria, Feedback, Fieldlines, Flocks, Flux, Helios, Hufo’s Smoke, Hufo’s Tunnel, Hyperspace, Lattice, Lorenz Attractor, MatrixView, Plasma, Pixel City, Skyrocket, Solarwinds, SpirographX, and Sundancer2.
Next we installing more than 200 screensavers!
In Quick search type xscreensaver, right click the xscreensaver-gl-extra and xscreensaver-data-extra package, select “Mark for Installation”
Install required dependencies
Apply all marked changes
Apply, when install is ready, open again Screensaver
Xscreensaver-gl-extra package has the rest of the 3D (OpenGL) screen saver collection.
Xscreensaver-data-extra package has the rest of the 2D screen saver collection.
All this Ubuntu Screensavers above we can install in one and easy simple way!
Just copy and paste this text in the Terminal!
sudo apt-get install rss-glx xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data-extra
These commands install all this screensavers at one time.
This was Ubuntu Screensaver installation tutorial!
Screensavers included in this rss-glx package are: Biof, Busy Spheres, Colorfire, Cyclone, Drempels, Euphoria, Feedback, Fieldlines, Flocks, Flux, Helios, Hufo’s Smoke, Hufo’s Tunnel, Hyperspace, Lattice, Lorenz Attractor, MatrixView, Plasma, Pixel City, Skyrocket, Solarwinds, SpirographX, and Sundancer2.
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When I went to carry out the second command after requesting Y/N it went into abort. So the screensavers were not added. Can you help.
What Linux version are you using?
I have installed all the packages you suggest in my linuxmint (13 – Maya) installation but the “Pictures Folder” option is not available. Can you tell me which package it should be in or where I might get it?
Thanks.
followed instructions to the letter but screensaver does not start on reboot linux 14 nadia cinnamon. can you explain what to do?
sir one doubt
how to open screensaver in linux mint if i am using gnome?