#Xscreensaver desktop background install#

To disable it, you need to enable systemd startup for KDE and then edit the rvice user unit: In KDE Plasma, screen saver and locker features are handled by ksmserver, which conflicts with XScreenSaver. In the Xfce, LXDE and LXQt environments, XScreenSaver is autostarted automatically if it is available - no further action is required. See xscreensaver(1) for a full list of options. Tip: To start XScreenSaver without the splash screen, use the -no-splash switch. You can view a list of the available X resources in /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver.ĭo not forget to reload the resource file after changes. ! You can use a comma-separated list of fonts to set a fallback font. If you are using a non-default theme, replace default with the name of your chosen theme in lower case, or use question mark ( ?) to affect all themes:

The example below demonstrates changing some colors and fonts. You can customize themes using X resources. You can select a theme using xscreensaver-settings or by changing the dialogTheme option ( dialogTheme: themename in ~/.xscreensaver or using X resources: xscreensaver-auth.dialogTheme: themename). Starting from version 6.0, XScreenSaver comes with several pre-installed themes. Since at least XScreenSaver 5.22, there is another way to edit XScreenSaver's user configuration, using X resources. Global options are defined in /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver. xscreensaver-settings writes the chosen configuration to ~/.xscreensaver, discarding any manual modifications to the file. Most options are configured on a user-by-user basis by running xscreensaver-settings.

#Xscreensaver desktop background install#

3.2 User switching from the lock screenįor an Arch Linux branded experience, install the xscreensaver-arch-logo AUR package.