Name

xscreensaver — xscreensaver

Synopsis

/usr/X11R6/bin stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version

The xscreensaver system is a versatile screen saver with hundreds of animations available. It runs in the background, and you can control it in various ways:

After a period of inactivity. By default, Fedora’s graphical user interfaces (KDE or GNOME) run xscreensaver automatically after five minutes of inactivity. You can configure this from the main menu. In KDE, run the Control Center application, then choose Appearance & Themes, then Screen Saver. Alternatively, right-click your mouse on the desktop, choose Configure Desktop, then choose Screen Saver. In GNOME, choose Preferences/Screensaver from the main menu.

As a screen locker. At any time (in GNOME or KDE), open the main menu and choose Lock Screen. Your display will remain locked until you enter your login password.

On the command line. Run xscreensaver-demo to preview the many animations and set things up the way you like. Then run xscreensaver-command to control the program’s behavior:

$ xscreensaver-command -activate Blank now
$ xscreensaver-command -next    Choose next animation
$ xscreensaver-command -prev    Choose previous animation
$ xscreensaver-command -cycle   Choose random animation
$ xscreensaver-command -lock    Lock the screen now
$ xscreensaver-command -exit    Quit

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