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): http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-4.21.tar.gz
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/X11/graphics/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-4.21.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: 3ea7d0bc9b7159523855296e175d7ac7
Download size: 4.3 MB
Estimated disk space required: 99.2 MB
Estimated build time: 1.0 SBU
bc-1.06 and libglade-2.5.1 (alternatively LessTif-0.94.4 but not recommended)
libjpeg-6b, GLE, Netpbm, XDaliClock, Linux-PAM-0.80, krb4, and Heimdal-0.7 or MIT krb5-1.4.1
Install XScreenSaver by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib && make
Now, as the root user:
make install
--with-setuid-hacks: This switch allows some demos to be installed setuid root which is needed in order to ping other hosts.
--enable-locking: This switch provides support for locking the display.
Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600