[Bug 775369] Re: Update manager removes xscreensaver and replaces with gnome-screensaver

[Brian]

I guess I should respond eventually!

Upgrade does actually remove xscreensaver (the package is gone, the
binary is gone, it's gone.), and replaces with it gnome-screensaver.

The xscreensaver preferences stored in ~/.xscreensaver are still there,
and when gnome-screensaver is (again) removed and xscreensaver (again)
installed, everything is back to where it should be.

Like I said, not a showstopper bug, but awfully annoying to someone who
hates gnome-screensaver as much as I do. In fact, it caused me to delay
upgrading for probably 3-4 months a while ago, since I wasn't as
familiar with Linux, and wasn't sure how hard it would be for me to get
xscreensaver back after upgrade.

The whole idea of update-manager is to make updating/upgrading easy, and
this threw a wrench in that process for me.

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Title:
  Update manager removes xscreensaver and replaces with gnome-
  screensaver

Status in Update Manager:
  New
Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When upgrading releases, the update manager removes xscreensaver,
  which works, and replaces it with gnome-screensaver, which does not
  work. Since the upstream maintainer of gnome-screensaver will never
  make it work correctly, xscreensaver is required for complete
  functionality. Why does update-manger remove the functional
  screensaver and replace it with a non-functional package? This is a
  minor bug, since once the upgrade is complete, gnome-screensaver can
  be removed and xscreensaver re-installed, but it is an annoyance.

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