how to install a patch anyway?
 

my problem, (did anyone see, my threads always start like that!)

I want to install a patch
this patch!: xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch
where to get it? Here: xpenguins.seul.org

How to install it, that where you come in!

I have no idea how to do this! I tried and failed. Help me please, tell me how to install a patch!

i see it's gzipped.

*first ungzip it:
gunzip xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch.gz

*then make it executable:
chmod +x xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch

*execute it:
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch

Hope this helps :)

ok, where?
 

diff: xscreensaver-4.05-orig/driver/XScreenSaver.ad.in: No such file or directory
diff: xscreensaver-4.05/driver/XScreenSaver.ad.in: No such file or directory
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 2: ---: command not found
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 3: +++: command not found
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 4: @@: command not found
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 5: Attraction (orbital): command not found
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 13: ---: command not found
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 14: +++: command not found
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 15: @@: command not found
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 16: syntax error near unexpected token `('
./xscreensaver-4.05-penguins-1.0.patch: line 16: ` .BR noseguy (1),'

at last step:scratch:

Mmmm do you have xscreensaver installed?

v.4.12
 

version 4.12
does it make any difference?
If so any overrides?

The patch is for the source, you'll need to recompile after paching
grab the xsreensaver source, extract it, cd into the extracted directory, then apply your patch:

That makes sense, I'll try it when I can and report back!