On Tue, 16 May 2006, Sick Twist wrote:
>> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
>> Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>> To: SLUG Mailing List <slug@nks.net>
>> Subject: [SLUG] screen savers
>> Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 13:42:12 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>> As I was scrolling through the list of available modules and verifying
>> their operation, I ran across some that were greyed out, and showed "Not
>> Installed" where the demo would be. If you went ahead and clicked on the
>> "Preview" button, you got a black screen.
...
>> But anyhow, I get the same "not installed" shtick. (Yes, I went back to
>> the Ubuntu version afterward.) What's the deal with that? What do I need
>> to install?
>>
>> Back to the source, I saw something like a spiral, drawn from one end, and
>> distorting from the other (several turns behind). I only saw it briefly.
>> Anybody know what it was, and if it's available separately?
>
> I am not certain which screensaver you are seeking
I found some of them (x{earth,fishtank,snow}, etc.) as standalone programs
that can be installed separately. Presumably the ones I didn't find are
done similarly, only either the Ubuntu packages don't exist or I don't know
where to find them.
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-eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
Your pretended fear lest error might step in is like the man who
would keep all wine out of the country lest men should be drunk.
-- Oliver Cromwell
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