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[Sky Aisling]

Here are the locations of XScreensaver (5.15-2) and supporting files from Debian Site.
If anyone sees any needed changes, let me know and I'll edit. Thank you.

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How to Download XScreensaver (5.15-2) and Supporting Files from Debian Site

Download: XScreensaver (5.15-2)
Location: http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/i386/xscreensaver/download
Choose: 'mirror' location of your choice to start download. Example: debian.oregonstate.edu/debian

Note: Checksum information is listed on bottom of page.
Your choice to do checksum or not to do checksum.
Checksum will determine if you have downloaded all the bits necessary for the correct running of the application.

Download: XScreensaver-data (5.15-2)
Location: http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=xscreensaver-data
Choose: wheezy(testing) in 'Exact hits'
Go to: bottom of page/choose i386 in column 'Architecture'
Choose: 'mirror' location of your choice to start download. Example: debian.oregonstate.edu/debian


Download: XScreensaver-data-extra (5.15-2)
Location: http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=xscreensaver-data
Choose: wheezy(testing) in 'Other hits'
Go to: bottom of page/choose i386 in column 'Architecture'
Choose: 'mirror' location of your choice to start download. Example: debian.oregonstate.edu/debian

Download: XScreensaver-gl (5.15-2)
Location: http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=xscreensaver-gl
Choose: wheezy(testing) in 'Exact hits'
Go to: bottom of page/choose i386 in column 'Architecture'
Choose: 'mirror' location of your choice to start download. Example: debian.oregonstate.edu/debian

Download: XScreensaver-gl-extra (5.15.2)
Location: http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=xscreensaver-gl
Choose: wheezy(testing) in 'Other hits'
Go to: bottom of page/choose i386 in column 'Architecture'
Choose: 'mirror' location of your choice to start download. Example: debian.oregonstate.edu/debian

You will also need xorg_high.1.1 Lucid.pet
Location: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=570979#570979

[majorfoo]

in addition to above info you provided, you also need script from

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=173478426&t=49409

this takes care of running as root

majorfoo

[puppyluvr]

Hello,
majorfoo, nice find..
I somehow missed that...
When I make a 515 pet, I will add that in to the launcher...
The 5.07 pet didnt include GL, like pupxscreensaver (512) did, because then, not too many Puppy users were running GL/Mesa, like today...
I never knew that root user thing was inhibiting previews..
Really, some xscreensaver should be a standard...
BTW... Xscreensavers can run the Linux "Really Slick Screensavers" binaries...

Anyone overcome the perl error with glslideshow????

[majorfoo]

[majorfoo]

note to sky and puppyluvr

I compiled xscreensaver-515 today and it contains 200 screensavers, one of which is GlSlideshow. It shows no preview available when I select it. It I click on preview, receive the following messages

Glslideshow: unable to load font "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*180-*",using "fixed"
xscrensaver:13:55:04 -: child pid 21540 (glslideshow) terminated with signal 11

not sure how to handle this - can you provide advice

majorfoo

[Sky Aisling]

majorfoo,
Hello,
You wrote:

[Sky Aisling]

Well, there seems to be an issue with either this Debian download or PetGet or perhaps something else.

The screensaver module content from XScreeensaver_5.15-2 are loaded into the menu list under 'desktop'. (I'd show you a screenshot but the menu disappears when I initiate ScreenGrabber.)
For Example: The savers from Xscreensaver_data which are 'Abstractle....Fuzzy Flakes...Swirl...etc are all listed in menu/desktop along with the usual desktop apps.

This is happening in 528, 525 running as Live CDs. (And, I think 520, but don't quote me.)

Sigh! Anyone have any clues?

[majorfoo]

[majorfoo]

[ttuuxxx]

Here's a very small striiped down Xscreensaver package for lucid, I removed all but one screensaver, its set for 5 mins to come on, I disabled the screensaver whenever gnome-mplayer is playing a video and when it stops the countdown starts again, If you want to permantly stop the screensaver, you can remove the link in /root/Startup/xscreensaver
if you want to increase/decrease the time just edit ./root/xscreensaver <-- hidden folder and the very first line of actual code says timeout: 0:05:00 that means five minutes. This contains no gui, etc just edit the time and you should be good. also if you temperately want to stop the screensaver just open a terminal and type killall xscreensaver and when you want to re-enable it, just open a terminal and type xscreensaver or just restartX server
ttuuxxx

[Sky Aisling]

Thank you ttuuxxx,
This saver is working on lupu-520. I'll test lupu-528 later tonight.
Is it possible that the program module *wormhole* can be replaced with the slideshow screensaver module glslideshow as described in JWZ'a FAQ? http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#slideshow

[ttuuxxx]

[Sky Aisling]

ttuuxxx writes: