can't get xscreensaver GUI to work

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I have downloaded and installed the xscreensaver source code but I can't get to xscreensaver-demo to set it up. here's everything in a video.

I am running ubuntu 18.04
I installed xscreensaver the way i did so that i would have the newest version.

asked May 17, 2019 at 18:58

Hayden Simpson

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Please do not refer to videos. Questions should be self contained and all information should be in the question itself.
– DavidPostill ♦
Commented May 17, 2019 at 20:46
It isn't always part of the package. Check to see if xscreensaver-demo is actually on your system. On mine, it's in /usr/bin, but if it isn't there on yours, search root for it. What DE are you using?
– fixer1234
Commented May 17, 2019 at 22:41
sorry i reffered to a video, i wont do that anymore.
– Hayden Simpson
Commented May 18, 2019 at 17:14
Im running GNOME, and i couldnt find xscreensaver-demo in /user/bin or root. so if it's not always part of the package, then what should i do? thanks for the help :)
– Hayden Simpson
Commented May 18, 2019 at 17:16
Where did you get xscreensaver from (Ubuntu repository, developer's site, etc.)? What's in Debian's repository might be really old, but Ubuntu's ought to be recent enough. Before you mess with source code, try just installing from Ubuntu's respository if that isn't what you did before. If Gnome has a built-in screensaver settings manager, it could be that xscreensaver-demo was excluded because it conflicts. If that's the case, you might need to disable what Gnome provides (just guessing).
– fixer1234
Commented May 19, 2019 at 9:29

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