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Old 10-03-2004, 07:06 PM   #1
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question on disable the screen saver


Hi:
I just compiled the gnome 2.8.
I want to know how do I disable the screensaver in there
Usually I used xscreensaver, but when I run that in terminal. it said already runnning.

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Reece M
 
Old 10-03-2004, 08:20 PM   #2
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In gnome go to foot--> applications--> desktop preferences--> advanced--> screensaver and set the mode to disable screensaver. To kill it from the terminal; from the command line do

Code:
ps -aux
find the PID of the screensaver and then


Code:
kill numberofPID
 
Old 10-03-2004, 08:37 PM   #3
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Thank You. I don't have that screensaver menu in the foot

However thank you for the terminal command.
 
  


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