xfce4-screensaver does not start

dutchy013 · 03-04-2024, 02:38 PM

My slackwre current system had been running for 6 months. XFCE4 screensaver selected, with the slide show.

Suddenly (after mistakenly having started the 'xscreensaer') I cannot get the xfce4 screensaver to work. When I switch users, the screensaver works.

I already re-installed the package, erased the conf files in the .config sections but to no avail.

When I accidentally started the xscreensaver I remember briefly seeing a message such as 'gnome screensaver running, disabling'.

The screen blanker does work.

business_kid · 03-05-2024, 09:33 AM

XFCE installs xfce4-screensaver and xscreensaver. I use the latter because xfce4-screensaver comes with a boring set of stuff on slackware. I think I uninstalled xfce4-screensaver.

That said, try

Code:

ldd /usr/bin/xfce4-screensaver |grep found

which should show no output. Any output is a missing library you need to install.

dutchy013 · 03-05-2024, 12:35 PM

Thanks for the reply. I issued the command and got no response. Which was to be expected.

My problem ONLY occurs with user 'jack'. When I log on as 'jill' or any other user, after 3 minutes the screensaver kicks in and starts displaying one of my 15.000 pictures.

The system is fine. It appears as in my (ie jack) home folder one or more hidden conf files are corrupted.

business_kid · 03-06-2024, 06:45 AM

The man pages often list those files. There's also ~/config/xfce4.

Why not try reconfiguring it as your jammy user?

dutchy013 · 03-08-2024, 06:03 PM

that would be cheating... although it has crossed my mind.

business_kid · 03-09-2024, 10:35 AM

Well, you can save off any data, and issue the command

Code:

sudo rm -rf /home/jack/*

and start over. But if it's only one user, it's not a screensaver problem. It's a user problem.