[CentOS] XScreenSaver

Keith Keller
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:33:15 -0000

On 2018-04-08, Nicolas Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr>
wrote:
>
> As far as I can tell, there would be several solutions to this problem.
>
> 1. Ask the EPEL maintainers to keep the application up-to-date.
>
> 2. Patch the darn thing so I don't get the annoying popup.
>
> 3. Maintain my own up-to-date version of XScreenSaver in my private repo.

I think you can use the --no-splash switch.

https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html

There's probably also a config setting in .xscreensaver.

But it was probably worth seeking a patch just to get that classic
response.  ;-)

--keith

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