xscreensaver daemon not starting on Xfce

Massimo B.

Hi,

on Xfce after recent updates, xscreensaver daemon does not start automatically anymore. I don't see any xscreensaver related item in the xfce4-session-settings.
Calling xscreensaver-settings it offers to start the daemon, after that the screensaver works.
How can I repair this?

netfab · Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:49 am Post subject:

Hi,

See this link : https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/-/commit/9a63a6224466c17243fb192a70920133d1f2d3d3
Xscreensaver desktop file and handling was removed from xfce4-session.
x11-misc/xscreensaver package should install itself a desktop file in /etc/xdg/autostart.
Or you could install this desktop file into ~/.config/autostart/ to start xscreensaver only for your session.

Massimo B. · Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:13 am Post subject:

-> bug 949611
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