%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ gnome-screensaver-&gnome-screensaver-version; gnome-screensaver Introduction to gnome-screensaver The gnome-screensaver package contains a screen saver and locker designed to have simple, sane, secure defaults and be well integrated with the desktop. It supports locking down of configuration settings, has translations into many languages and convenient user switching. &lfs70_built; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &gnome-screensaver-md5sum; Download size: &gnome-screensaver-size; Estimated disk space required: &gnome-screensaver-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gnome-screensaver-time; gnome-screensaver Dependencies Required , , and Optional , , and Mono User Notes: Installation of gnome-screensaver Install gnome-screensaver by running the following commands: sed -i 's|etc/pam\.d"|etc"|' data/Makefile.in && ./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX \ --sysconfdir=$GNOME_SYSCONFDIR \ --libexecdir=$GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-screensaver \ --with-pam-prefix=/etc && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations sed -i 's|etc/pam\.d"|etc|' data/Makefile.in: This command is used so that an erroneous message to copy the PAM configuration file is not displayed. --libexecdir=$GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-screensaver: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/gnome-screensaver instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec. --with-pam-prefix=/etc: This parameter is used so that the Linux-PAM configuration file for the gnome-screensaver application is installed in the correct location. Configuring gnome-screensaver Config Files /etc/pam.d/gnome-screensaver, $GNOME_SYSCONFDIR/gdm/custom.conf /etc/pam.d/gnome-screensaver $GNOME_SYSCONFDIR/gdm/custom.conf Configuration Information General Configuration Most of the gnome-screensaver configuration parameters can be modified using the Screensaver menu item from the DesktopPreferences drop-down menu. Linux-PAM Configuration The just-installed gnome-screensaver configuration file does not work with a BLFS system. Replace the existing file with one that can be used on a BLFS system by issuing the following command as the root user: cat > /etc/pam.d/gnome-screensaver << "EOF" # File: /etc/pam.d/gnome-screensaver auth required pam_unix.so account required pam_unix.so session required pam_unix.so password required pam_unix.so EOF chmod -v 644 /etc/pam.d/gnome-screensaver Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories gnome-screensaver, gnome-screensaver-command, gnome-screensaver-dialog None None Short Descriptions gnome-screensaver is a screensaver and screen-locking program designed to work seamlessly with the GNOME desktop. gnome-screensaver