rss-glx screensavers not working (was OpenGL)

[Hobbsee]

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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 20:38:51 +0100
From: Ian Rose <ian at themagictree.co.uk>
Subject: Re: rss-glx screensavers not working (was OpenGL)
To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Message-ID: <4467874B.10603 at themagictree.co.uk>
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Ian Rose wrote:
> > Edulix wrote:
>> >> El Saturday, 13 de Mayo de 2006 21:20, Chris Fuller escribió:
>> >>
>>> >>> Sorry - I should have been clearer about that. OpenGL is working
and
>>> >>> the
>>> >>> Open GL screen savers that were installed before rss-glx look great
>>> >>> (eg,
>>> >>> Bitmap Flag, Fireworks, Gravity, etc. - I don't remember if
these were
>>> >>> "default" KDE screen savers). However, the new rss-glx screen
savers
>>> >>> that I
>>> >>> grabbed via apt-get (Biof, Busy Spheres, etc.) don't work at all.
>>> >>> When I
>>> >>> right click the desktop and pick Configure Desktop -> Screen Saver,
>>> >>> they
>>> >>> show up in the list, but when I click one, I don't see a
preview, can't
>>> >>> test or configure, etc.
>>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Hello! I just want to say that I'm experiencing exactly the same
>> >> problem, so I'd also like to know a solution  ;-)
>> >>
>> >>
> > I can confirm that the RSS screensavers aren't working for me either,
> > and again, the default OpenGL ones work fine.
> > I think the bug may be this one:
> > https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/rss-glx/+bug/41079
> >
> >
I've installed several more packages - namely xscreensavers,
kscreensaver-xsavers, and the xscreensaver-gl packages. NOW the rss-glx
screensavers work properly - it looks like the rss-glx package on its
own isn't pulling in all the other packages it needs to work properly
(maybe someone more knowledgeable could explain that better!)

Still - I'm happy to have the RSS screensavers up and running properly now.

- -- Ian

It seems to only need the kscreensaver-xsavers package installed, in
order for rss-glx to work.

However, while having both packages installed, i have no ~/.xscreensaver
file.  Yet mine works.  did this configuration file get renamed, or
moved or something?  I've got no idea.

Hobbsee
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