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[ubuntu] xscreensaver will not start when unity starts

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I followed the direction in http://www.noobslab.com/2012/04/impo...nstall_26.html In order to enable xscreensaver. Quote: nstall XSreenSaver with following commands: sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data-extra create file for autostart: sudo gedit /etc/xdg/autostart/screensaver.desktop copy and paste the following code in file: [Desktop Entry] Name=Screensaver Type=Applicaton Exec=xscreensaver -nosplash but xscreensaver will not start on stafrtup. I ca (Hardware)

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