how to run xscreensaver when x starts

darkleaf · 09-26-2004, 03:06 AM

My google searches have turned up nothing and the debian doc about it didn't tell me more than that I had to edit a file with "xscreensaver start" but that didn't work.

So which file do I have to edit with which command to get xscreensaver to work at boot. I think the daemon has to run after x login cause I'm using debian and I get an display error if I run a program as another user than the one that is logged in. So it means the command has to be something with restart for when I login as another user

acid_kewpie · 09-26-2004, 03:28 AM

depends what your running inside X and how your logging in. personally i ru fluxbox, and just run "startx" to load X. on this setup, i would put "xscreensaver &" into ~/.xinitrc you could also place it in ~/.xsession. these are low level files for X, kde, gnome whatever would hve additional higher level alternatives.

darkleaf · 09-26-2004, 04:55 AM

I'm using the same setup

Is this correct cause the daemon doesn't run:

Quote:

#!/bin/sh
# $Xorg: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:30 cpqbld Exp $

# /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
#
# global xinitrc file, used by all X sessions started by xinit (startx)

# invoke global X session script
. /etc/X11/Xsession

xscreensaver &

azucaro · 05-19-2005, 12:56 PM

In that final line in your .xinitrc, I believe you need to add "exec" to the front, like so:

exec xscreensaver &

I would put it after your "exec startkde" statement, but that is a matter of preference. If your .xinitrc can't find the xscreensaver command (and you are sure that it is installed), it is probably just a path issue and you would need to specify the full path to the xscreensaver executable.

darkleaf · 05-19-2005, 03:09 PM

Well as you might not have seen the last post was on 26 spetember last year

I put in my .xinitrc file and it was ok cause I don't use sessions I think. Thanks anyway though

azucaro · 05-20-2005, 05:25 PM

Nope, didn't check the stamp, but with no post to say that it worked for you, I didn't assume anything!

Glad you got it working though...