xscreensaver are just for prettier formatting.ġ1. Distro versions of BOINC usually use /var/lib/boinc-client as data directory. If you have BOINC's data in /var/lib/boinc-client you can leave the boinc_dir parameter out. Likewise adjust the boinc_dir parameter as necessary. If you have it in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin you can leave the path out. Adjust the path to boincscr as necessary. GL: /home/juha/boinc/boincscr -root -boinc_dir /home/juha/boinc \n\ĩ. Note that in the lines that end in backslash the backslash must the last character (no spaces after backslash!): Change it to look like the following (the line with boincscr added). Find the part of the file that looks like the following:Ĩ. Find the file called ".xscreensaver" and open it in text editor.ħ. Usually something like View->Show hidden files.Ħ. Set your file manager to show hidden files. xscreensaver's configuration file is hidden. If the file manager doesn't have shortcuts you need to find some other way to find your home directory. The file manager may start in your home directory. If your file manager shows "shortcuts" the home directory is usually called "Home".
Start a file manager and go to your home directory. If XScreensaver asks for permission to stop other screensaver from running and start it's own daemon say yes.Ĥ. This makes xscreensaver write it's configuration file into your home directory. Start XScreensaver Preferences, then close it. Either uninstall it or let xscreensaver kick it out in step 3.ģ. Get rid of gnome/kde/cinnamon/mate/?-screensaver.
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If your distro's BOINC package doesn't come with boincscr download BOINC package from Berkeley and unpack it (make the file executable by editing it's properties->permissions and then run it.)ġ. and, if there is NO Screen Saver for Linux, I still, (after ALL of this), want to see what BOINC Screen Saver does.Ġ.
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I don't know how to "read", or "edit" this file! Unfortunately, in /usr/bin - (where XScreenSaver installed by default) - there is no ".xscreensaver" file only "xscreensaver" file.
Ubuntu xscreensaver install#
Link to BOINC Screen Saver Install Instructions. That's it!!! That's ALL I've been given by this link - (Juha's Second Link in his earlier Post): To use this screensaver, please add the following to the 'programs' preference in your. This is a XScreenSaver compatible BOINC screensaver for Unix/X11. So, per the First Link in Juha's post in this Thread, I successfully uninstalled Gnome Screen Saver, and installed XScreenSaver as the first step to getting BOINC Screen Saver installed. Unfortunately, I picked the WRONG Distro of Linux to be doing this with! I've come to find out, (the hard way), that Ubuntu Linux, (as of Version 11.x.xx), has stripped out ALL Screen Savers, and installing the Gnome GUI ONLY gave me a blank black screen for a Screen Saver. Yes, my ultimate goal was to see the Screen Saver run on this computer. So, that would leave you with the BOINC screensaver only, which only shows statistics on the progress of the running tasks(s). However, I'm not sure that the applications for linux include a graphics application at all. I would still greatly appreciate any help I can get to successfully install the BOINC Screen Saver.Īre you speaking about the BOINC screensaver only? Because I suspect that you want to see the screensaver (which is called by the BOINC one).