[lug] Xscreensaver doesnt run?

[JEFF PFOHL]

xlock stopped being supported with RH6.0 (or was it 6.1, no matter) I
also used to use xlock. I actually prefer the xscreensaver now, it is
a bit more robust and has the power down feature. It was a bit
problematic to get running the way I wanted.

How to implement (or at least how I got it to work):

In your home directory create .xscreensaver. Put in the single line:

programs:

Go to /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/
edit XScreensaver to make the following changes:

! These resources, when placed in the system-wide app-defaults directory
! (e.g., /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver) will provide the default
! settings for new users.  However, if you have a ".xscreensaver" file in
! your home directory, the settings in that file take precedence.


*cycle:                 0
*lock:                  True

(they were set to 10, false in my default install)

Leave the rest.

edit /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession
add the lines:

xscreensaver-command -exit
xscreensaver &

edit .login 
add the line
xset +dpms
xset dpms 1800 3600 21600

(I tried putting this in .xinitrc but it didn't work)

I put in my .fvwmrc the lines:
Popup "Applications"
        Title   "Applications"
        Exec    "xlock"         exec xscreensaver-command -lock &


Man pages to read are xset, xscreensaver

I think that was all I did. If this doesn't work for you let me know
and I'll poke around to see if there was anything else I needed to do.

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