How To Edit Your Screensaver Settings In Ubuntu Intrepid

Load Gnome-screensaver (System->Preferences->Screensaver). Select the screensaver that you have just edited and make it the default screensaver.
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Several points to note

1. Whenever you want to change the setting of the screensaver, use XScreensaver.
2. Whenever you want to change the system screensaver, use Gnome-Screensaver.

1. How do I change screensaver in Ubuntu?
2. How do I adjust screen timeout in Ubuntu?
3. How do I turn off screensaver in Ubuntu?
4. How do I disable Gnome screensaver?
5. How do I change my screen saver in Linux?
6. Does Ubuntu have a screensaver?
7. How do I unlock the screen in Ubuntu?
8. How do I set Ubuntu to never sleep?
9. How do I keep my screen on Ubuntu?
10. How do I disable screensaver in Linux?
11. What is blank screen in Ubuntu?
12. How do I use Gnome screensaver?

How do I change screensaver in Ubuntu?

Configuring Your Screensaver

Launch the Screensaver utility and use it to configure XScreenSaver and select your screensaver settings. The Screensaver utility will prompt you to stop the gnome-screensaver process and launch the xscreensaver background process when you start it.

How do I adjust screen timeout in Ubuntu?

To set the screen blanking time:

1. Open the Activities overview and start typing Power.
2. Click Power to open the panel.
3. Use the Blank screen drop-down list under Power Saving to set the time until the screen blanks, or disable the blanking completely.

How do I turn off screensaver in Ubuntu?

To disable the automatic screen lock in Ubuntu 14.10 Gnome, these are the necessary steps:

1. Start the application "Settings"
2. Choose "Privacy" under the "Personal" heading.
3. Choose "Screen Lock"
4. Toggle "Automatic Screen Lock" from the default "ON" to "OFF"

How do I disable Gnome screensaver?

Disabling the GNOME automatic screen locking

1. On the desktop, navigate to the upper-right corner of the screen, click the arrow icon to expand the desktop options and then click the Settings icon.
2. From the the Settings menu, select Privacy.
3. On the Privacy page, select Screen Lock, and toggle the Automatic Screen Lock switch from On to Off.

How do I change my screen saver in Linux?

For GNOME, click the main menu icon. Select Preferences. Select Screen Saver from the submenu. A similar screen displays that allows you to select a screen saver or to select several screen savers that run consecutively.

Does Ubuntu have a screensaver?

Starting with 12.04, Ubuntu doesn't ship with any screensavers, just a black screen that appears when your system is idle. ... Ubuntu uses gnome-screensaver and inherited the change from upstream GNOME. The GNOME developers think a black screen that puts your monitor into lower-power mode is optimal.

How do I unlock the screen in Ubuntu?

To unlock your computer, click once with your mouse or touchpad, or press Esc or Enter . This will reveal the login screen, where you can enter your password to unlock. Alternatively, just start typing your password and the login screen will be automatically shown as you type.

How do I set Ubuntu to never sleep?

Go to System Settings in the top right corner of your screen, select Brightness and Lock and set "turn screen off when inactive" to never.

How do I keep my screen on Ubuntu?

Go to Brightness & Lock panel from the Unity Launcher. And set 'Turn screen off when inactive' from '5 minutes' (Default) to your preferred setting, be it 1 minute, 1 hour or never!

How do I disable screensaver in Linux?

First, through GUI (Menu>Preferences>Screen Lock or Menu>Preferences>Screensavers). Second, you can disable the screensaver daemon (through GUI Menu>Preferences>Startup Applications or Menu>Preferences>Services and untick "screensaver").

What is blank screen in Ubuntu?

Black/purple screen after you boot Ubuntu for the first time

This usually happens because you have an Nvidia or AMD graphics card, or a laptop with Optimus or switchable/hybrid graphics, and Ubuntu does not have the proprietary drivers installed to allow it to work with these.

How do I use Gnome screensaver?

To start the Screensaver preference tool, choose Applications->Desktop Preferences->Screensaver from the Menu Panel. When a user modifies the screensaver preferences, the preferences are stored in the home directory of the user, in the $HOME/. xscreensaver file.