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[ubuntu] xscreensaver works after removed

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hi! I am using 12.04 A few days ago I installed xscreensaver but after I removed it. Now it still works, after ten minutes my screen become black (it's very annoying at watching movies) What I've done:sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver I removed everything from startup applications Deleted ~/.xscreensaver After those, it still works. Could anyone help? I really don't understand at all Thanks andoras (Hardware)

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