I am running Fedora 20 with 64bit software. (AMD 64 quad processor) I am having difficulty with the screen saver:

I can not get the options for a choice of screen saver. I click on Hardware- Display and Monitor -Screen Locker and I get the set-up window in the System Settings and the Screen saver gives only two options; Blank Screen and Random.

There is a test window with just a blue screen ikon. I select Random and click on the Test button the screen goes blank and I have to click on the blank screen to get back the desktop window. I have tried selecting Blank Screen and testing again: The same thing happens.

Anybody, have an idea how to get the screen savers back and have this work properly?

Do you have the xscreensaver package installed? All I've got is xscreensaver-base, and my only option is a blank screen

I haven't got the xscreensaver installed. Where can I get it?

Thanks

also all the screensavers should be turned of by default
as in the default setting is "black screen"

as for screen savers do a yum search
and they will be in the output list

now you might want to install fedora-extras or rpmfusion

Are you using Gnome? Some time ago they had the great idea to make the screensaver be only a blank screen. As suggested if you want to have other options you should install xscreensaver.

yum install xscreensaver

Though I believe this will only give you a blank screen as well. You will need to install more. Do a yum search and you should fine others to install. To get you started install the extras.

yum install xscreensaver-extras

I am using the kde and have loaded xscreensaver with

yum install xscreensaver

You are right it only has blank screen.
and will I will load yum install xscreensaver-extras

Thanks

I have loaded the extras screensaver still no joy.
Thanks for your ideas

What is it doing? When you open xscreensaver settings does it show other screensavers? You will have to go in there and either set it to random or pick a different one. Until you change it it will default to the blank screen. This is going to be in a different place than the KDE screensaver.

I am not familar with KDE but you will probably have to disable its screensaver so that you will only be using xscreensaver.

Run this and you should have all of the screensavers installed after that.
It worked for me-

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If you're running KDE on FC20, you might also need to install kdeartwork-screensavers (yum install kdeartwork-screensavers). Mine didn't work until I did this.

Running openSUSE KDE here and all I have is the xscreensavers, and they work just fine. Try restarting if you haven't already.

To set the screensaver, go to the System Settings>>Display>>Screen Locker and from there choose your screensaver.