Install XScreenSaver in Ubuntu

This tutorial will show you how to add screen saver in Ubuntu 12.04 (including other Ubuntu versions). They do not originally contain X-windows screen saver. However, some people who are not familiar with computers or linux do not understand screen protection. What can screen protection do?

Screen Saver is a computer program mainly used for security purposes ). When the computer is idle, the program clears the screen or fills up the moving picture or pattern on the screen. Screen Saver can also be used for entertainment or display system information. Screen Saver will be an excellent solution when you are planning to leave the office and don't want anyone to read your computer's information.

How does screen protection make my computer safer?

Screen Protection can be configured to require the user to enter a password before allowing the user to continue working. However, please note that if the account is automatically logged on after the machine is started, attackers can easily restart the machine to log on to your account.

How do I install screen saver?

Open a new terminal (ctrl + alt + T), as shown in figure 1.

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Before installing a new screen saver, We must uninstall the default screen saver and run 'sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver', as shown in figure 2.

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Run the following command to install XScreenSaver and some additional Screen Saver packages. Sudo apt-get install xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl-extra

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XScreenSaver selects a screen saver randomly after each start. For more information about how to configure XScreenSaver, see here.

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Install Screen Saver xscreensaver in Ubuntu

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