Xscreensaver setup to default

[enito]

Hi,

im trying to setup default xscreensaver, instead of mate-screensaver. How i can do this? i tryed to remove mate-screensaver but i get some dependecies can break my mate desktop,

apt-get remove mate-screensaver
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
mate-core mate-desktop-environment mate-screensaver

any tip? thx!

[Danko8321]

Have you tried to simply install xcreensaver? It should eliminate all other screensavers and hopefully not pull out that nasty dependencies. Try to just install it via terminal and post back here what dependencies it wants to install and remove.

[enito]

Hi

i installed xscreensaver, but still alive the mate-screensaver i cant kill. I removed from auto programs, and added xscreensaver --replace, but still mate screensaver any tip?

thx

[äxl]

But mate-screensaver shouldn't stand in the way of xscreensaver. Couldn't you just put the time of the former high and set up the latter with

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xscreensaver-demo

Strangely enough when I want to dist-upgrade it also wants to remove mate-core and mate-desktop-environment (and atril). So maybe this is not just mate-screensaver ...
Maybe you could show the output of

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apt update
apt dist-upgrade

[enito]

Hi,

thx for reply here the results

apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
cinnamon compiz compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gtk compizconfig-settings-manager gir1.2-muffin-3.0 gir1.2-sushi-1.0 gnome-sushi
libcogl5 libcompizconfig0 libmuffin0 libmx-1.0-2 libsushi-1.0-0 libupnp3 python-compizconfig simple-ccsm
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libmtdev1 libupnp6
The following packages will be upgraded:
compiz-core compiz-plugins coreutils gir1.2-clutter-1.0 libclutter-1.0-0 libclutter-gst-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libclutter-imcontext-0.1-0
libcluttergesture-0.0.2-0 libcogl-pango0 libjs-jquery-ui libkpathsea6 libmutter0 libxslt1.1 virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11 vlc
vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse xnest xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-wacom
xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge
xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident
xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xsltproc
56 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 17 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 25.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 33.5 MB disk space will be freed.

Not sure to do it, can get some breakeages of compiz and emerald... any clue?

with aptitude

aptitude dist-upgrade
The following NEW packages will be installed:
compiz-gnome{ab} libmtdev1{a} libupnp6{ab}
The following packages will be upgraded:
compiz compiz-core{b} compiz-plugins{b} coreutils gir1.2-clutter-1.0 libclutter-1.0-0{b} libclutter-gst-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libclutter-imcontext-0.1-0
libcluttergesture-0.0.2-0 libcogl-pango0{b} libjs-jquery-ui libkpathsea6 libmutter0 libxslt1.1 virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11
vlc vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse xnest xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xsltproc
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
libclutter-1.0-common libgl1-mesa-dri
57 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 25.6 MB of archives. After unpacking 1,517 kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libcogl-pango0 : Breaks: libcogl5 (< 1.10.0-1) but 1.8.2-1 is installed.
libcompizconfig0 : Depends: compiz-core-abiversion-20090619 which is a virtual package.
compiz-gtk : Depends: compiz-core (= 0.8.4-5.1) but 1:0.7.9+git20080918.shame-0 is to be installed.
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra : Depends: compiz-core-abiversion-20090619 which is a virtual package.
libupnp6 : Conflicts: libupnp3 but 1:1.6.6-5.1 is installed.
libclutter-1.0-0 : Breaks: libcogl5 but 1.8.2-1 is installed.
compiz-gnome : Depends: libgnome-desktop-2 (>= 2.22.0) which is a virtual package.
Depends: libmetacity0 (>= 1:2.22.0) which is a virtual package.
Conflicts: compiz-gtk but 0.8.4-5.1 is installed.
compiz-plugins : Conflicts: compiz-gtk but 0.8.4-5.1 is installed.
compiz-fusion-plugins-main : Depends: compiz-core-abiversion-20090619 which is a virtual package.
compiz-core : Conflicts: compiz-gtk but 0.8.4-5.1 is installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Remove the following packages:
1) cinnamon
2) compiz
3) compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
4) compiz-fusion-plugins-main
5) compiz-gtk
6) compizconfig-settings-manager
7) gir1.2-muffin-3.0
gir1.2-sushi-1.0
9) gnome-sushi
10) libcogl5
11) libcompizconfig0
12) libmuffin0
13) libmx-1.0-2
14) libsushi-1.0-0
15) libupnp3
16) python-compizconfig
17) simple-ccsm

Keep the following packages at their current version:
18) compiz-gnome [Not Installed]

Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
19) nautilus recommends gnome-sushi
20) compiz-core recommends compiz-fusion-plugins-main
21) emerald recommends compiz

[Danko8321]

Hi,

thx for reply here the results

apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
cinnamon compiz compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gtk compizconfig-settings-manager gir1.2-muffin-3.0 gir1.2-sushi-1.0 gnome-sushi
libcogl5 libcompizconfig0 libmuffin0 libmx-1.0-2 libsushi-1.0-0 libupnp3 python-compizconfig simple-ccsm
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libmtdev1 libupnp6
The following packages will be upgraded:
compiz-core compiz-plugins coreutils gir1.2-clutter-1.0 libclutter-1.0-0 libclutter-gst-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libclutter-imcontext-0.1-0
libcluttergesture-0.0.2-0 libcogl-pango0 libjs-jquery-ui libkpathsea6 libmutter0 libxslt1.1 virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11 vlc
vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse xnest xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-wacom
xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge
xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident
xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xsltproc
56 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 17 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 25.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 33.5 MB disk space will be freed.

Not sure to do it, can get some breakeages of compiz and emerald... any clue?

with aptitude

aptitude dist-upgrade
The following NEW packages will be installed:
compiz-gnome{ab} libmtdev1{a} libupnp6{ab}
The following packages will be upgraded:
compiz compiz-core{b} compiz-plugins{b} coreutils gir1.2-clutter-1.0 libclutter-1.0-0{b} libclutter-gst-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libclutter-imcontext-0.1-0
libcluttergesture-0.0.2-0 libcogl-pango0{b} libjs-jquery-ui libkpathsea6 libmutter0 libxslt1.1 virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11
vlc vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse xnest xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xsltproc
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
libclutter-1.0-common libgl1-mesa-dri
57 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 25.6 MB of archives. After unpacking 1,517 kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libcogl-pango0 : Breaks: libcogl5 (< 1.10.0-1) but 1.8.2-1 is installed.
libcompizconfig0 : Depends: compiz-core-abiversion-20090619 which is a virtual package.
compiz-gtk : Depends: compiz-core (= 0.8.4-5.1) but 1:0.7.9+git20080918.shame-0 is to be installed.
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra : Depends: compiz-core-abiversion-20090619 which is a virtual package.
libupnp6 : Conflicts: libupnp3 but 1:1.6.6-5.1 is installed.
libclutter-1.0-0 : Breaks: libcogl5 but 1.8.2-1 is installed.
compiz-gnome : Depends: libgnome-desktop-2 (>= 2.22.0) which is a virtual package.
Depends: libmetacity0 (>= 1:2.22.0) which is a virtual package.
Conflicts: compiz-gtk but 0.8.4-5.1 is installed.
compiz-plugins : Conflicts: compiz-gtk but 0.8.4-5.1 is installed.
compiz-fusion-plugins-main : Depends: compiz-core-abiversion-20090619 which is a virtual package.
compiz-core : Conflicts: compiz-gtk but 0.8.4-5.1 is installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Remove the following packages:
1) cinnamon
2) compiz
3) compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
4) compiz-fusion-plugins-main
5) compiz-gtk
6) compizconfig-settings-manager
7) gir1.2-muffin-3.0
gir1.2-sushi-1.0
9) gnome-sushi
10) libcogl5
11) libcompizconfig0
12) libmuffin0
13) libmx-1.0-2
14) libsushi-1.0-0
15) libupnp3
16) python-compizconfig
17) simple-ccsm

Keep the following packages at their current version:
18) compiz-gnome [Not Installed]

Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
19) nautilus recommends gnome-sushi
20) compiz-core recommends compiz-fusion-plugins-main
21) emerald recommends compiz

That is freakishly weird. Could you please post back the result of this command?

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inxi -F

Also, what version of Mate are you running and how are you trying to install XScreenSaver (perhaps trough a crappy ppa?)?

[äxl]

Also

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inxi -r

[xircon]

Just rename the mate screensaver and add xscreensaver to your autostart list.

Steve

[Danko8321]

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inxi -r

Good one! Didn't know you could do that with inxi; should keep that in mind instead of using "cat /etc/apt/sources.list"

Cheerio. Danko.

[äxl]

Good would also be an option for /etc/apt/preferences (Apt-Pinning).