console screensaver?

gwydion · Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2002 5:57 am Post subject: console screensaver?

Kind of a silly request, I know, but I was wondering if anyone knew of any screensaver type apps for a console-only system. I recently cobbled together some old parts to make a gentoo server, and would like something similar to the screensaver I had with my last FreeBSD box.

Any ideas would be appreciated

gwydion
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DArtagnan · Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:25 am Post subject: Re: console screensaver?

gwydion · Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:51 am Post subject:

I've been using linux for a few years now, starting with Redhat 5.x then tried Mandrake 5.2(?), used SuSE for quite a while, and finally graduated to slack. Obviously, I've never found the right one, the one that I truly felt was "the" distribution as it should be - the closest was definitely slackware. I had installed FreeBSD just to try it out, and I must say I didn't like it - stuff wasn't where it was "supposed" to be

In all honesty, I will say that I was lazy as well; I didn't want to bother to take the time to learn the nuances between linux and *BSD - didn't think they'd be as obvious, I guess.

Mind if I ask why you ask?

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gwydion · Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2002 7:58 am Post subject:

I suppose I should add, or clarify, that Gentoo so far does indeed appear to be "the" distribution. Slackware was very close to what I've found with Gentoo - a kind of 'no guts no glory' 'get in up to your elbows' mentality. Gentoo takes it just one step further and adds the full processor optimisations and customisability that I just couldn't get as easily with slack
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