topic title: how to enable screensaver
Posts: 56
Pacopag
Joined: 31 May 2010
#1
Hi. I'm new to antix, and I love it. Something that bugs me though is that the screen saver never seems to turn on, even if I leave my computer on all night. In Synaptic, I see that I have xdg-utils installed, which contains xdg-screensaver. My question is, how do I turn on and configure the screen saver? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2
Hello, welcome to antiX.

antiX uses xlockmore as a 'screensaver', but it doesn't start after a certain time, instead you can lock the screen using the lock option in exit (in icewm it is on the toolbar).

If you want a 'real' screensaver, I suggest you install xscreensaver.
Posts: 56
Pacopag
Joined: 31 May 2010
#3
Great! Thanks! I'll try that.
Posts: 56
Pacopag
Joined: 31 May 2010
#4
Ok. I installed xscreensaver. I was hoping that it would show up in one of the menus, like Applications->System Prefs, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. How can I enable and choose a screensaver now?

Thanks again for your help.
Posts: 56
Pacopag
Joined: 31 May 2010
#5
Found it. Just had to restart (I guess that solves 90% of all problems). Now I just need to figure out how to make it so that xscreensaver is run at startup.
Posts: 1,228
secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#6
Control center > edit icewm settings > startup tab (same as edit ~/.icewm/startup). Add 'xscreensaver &'. Here's mine

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#!/bin/bash

## Auto update menu
python ~/.icewm/icemenuyap2.py > ~/.icewm/application

#killall icewmtray
#icewmtray &
#sleep 2 && wicd-client &
halevt &
xscreensaver &

## Set wallpaper via nitrogen
#rm $HOME/.config/nitrogen/bg-saved.cfg
#ln -s $HOME/.config/nitrogen/bg-saved-icewm.cfg $HOME/.config/nitrogen/bg-saved.cfg 
#nitrogen --restore &

## Set desktop icons
pcmanfm --desktop &
#idesk &
#rox --pinboard=antiX &

#conky -c ~/.icewm/.conkyrc &
#conky -c ~/.icewm/.conky1rc &
#sleep 1 && conky -c ~/.icewm/.conkyrc &
sleep 6 && conky &

########## PLAY STARTUP SOUND #########
#play /usr/share/sounds/Pardus_Rocks/Pardus_Rocks-Logout.ogg > /dev/null 2>&1 &
#play /home/antiX/.icewm/sounds/startup.wav &
To update the menu after you install something: menu>Desktop>Icewm>Update menu (auto)

Have a read in antiX's FAQ, there are some useful info:
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Posts: 16
DTMaurice
Joined: 14 Jul 2014
#7
This looks like a very old post which helped, I now have
exec xscreensaver &

But don't see an option to configure for what screensaver is running?
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#8
DTMaurice wrote:This looks like a very old post which helped, I now have
exec xscreensaver &

But don't see an option to configure for what screensaver is running?
Posts: 16
DTMaurice
Joined: 14 Jul 2014
#9
Nice, thanks got that open and able to configure screensaver.

After reading above, found out my problem was the Xscreensaver was not running.
I had as the last line in Startup > exec xscreensaver &

I copied what secipolla had posted above in startup >
#icewmtray &
xscreensaver &


So still trying to figure out when EXEC is needed and even why there are TWO startup tabs. Maybe I need to get the Idiots guide to AntiX? __{{emoticon}}__ )

Thanks for all the help!! (btw, working on creating a second lab of AntiX computers now)
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#10
So still trying to figure out when EXEC is needed
exec is used in ~/.fluxbox/strartup which can be accessed through the antix control center.

Don't feel too bad. I had a hard time learning tex/mex. Learning Linux is like learning a new language.
Takes practice. You screw up from time to time. It does not happen overnight. Just like learning
a new language.

Have fun with it. I makes it easier.