%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ The XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for the X Window System. It is highly customizable and allows the use of any program that can draw on the root window as a display mode. The purpose of XScreenSaver is to display pretty pictures on your screen when it is not in use, in keeping with the philosophy that unattended monitors should always be doing something interesting, just like they do in the movies. However, XScreenSaver can also be used as a screen locker, to prevent others from using your terminal while you are away. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): MD5 sum: &xscreensaver-md5sum; Download size: &xscreensaver-size; Estimated disk space required: &xscreensaver-buildsize; Estimated build time: &xscreensaver-time; and (alternatively but not recommended) , GLE, Netpbm, fortune-mod (requires recode), XDaliClock, , and krb4 or or Install XScreenSaver by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install --with-setuid-hacks: This switch allows some demos to be installed setuid root which is needed in order to ping other hosts. ~/.xscreensaver The XScreenSaver package contains xscreensaver, xscreensaver-command, xscreensaver-demo, xscreensaver-getimage, xscreensaver-getimage-file, xscreensaver-getimage-video, xscreensaver-gl-helper and screensaver-properties-capplet. xscreensaver is a screen saver and locker daemon. xscreensaver-command program controls a running xscreensaver process by sending it client messages. xscreensaver-demo is a graphical front-end for setting the parameters used by the background xscreensaver daemon. These are helper programs for the xscreensaver hacks that manipulate images. xscreensaver-gl-helper is a helper program for the xscreensaver OpenGL hacks.