[opensuse] Re: screensavers fail

On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:14:39 -0500 Robert Benjamin wrote:

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On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:08:38 -0500 Robert Benjamin wrote:

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On 2/29/2012 8:41 AM, Robert Benjamin wrote:

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On 2/28/2012 12:26 PM, Robert Benjamin wrote:

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I have no screensaves in Suse 12.1 Clicking on the desktop icon gives the following error message.

Error box. Details: Failed to execute child process"gnome-screensavers- preferences" (No such filer or directory)

What can I do the fix this. Newbie here. Bob

Hi Bob,

Did you upgrade or perform a fresh install? Is this a 64-bit system? Have you tried to Google 'opensuse and gnome 3 and screensaver preferences' to locate others having the same issue (possibly locating a 'solved' thread in the process?) Have you confirmed all updates / patches are current?

Sorry for the lack of info. Fresh install and 32 bit, version 12.1 All updates and patches are current. Did not Google what you suggested as I'm a bit timid of trying things in Google and Suse since I'm a newbie. May have to change that .

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The reason I ask these questions is you haven't provided any background on the system or steps that you've already taken to resolve the problem. As a self-described "newbie" these are basic kinds of things you provide to the list when asking questions.

hth& regards,

Carl

Tried to install the screensavers by clicking the desktop icon (Gnome) and got the error message :

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Details: Failed to execute child process"gnome-screensavers- preferences" (No such filer or directory)

Didn't try anything else after that cause I really don't know what it means or what to try. Rather back off and ask than mess

On 3/5/2012 7:28 AM, Carl Hartung wrote: things up. But I'll try again with some good advice. Thanks. Bob

Hi The screensaver is deprecated in GNOME 3.x, soon one may arrive which AFAIK will be a clutter/mutter one. Until then it's a blank screen.... -- Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default up 11:15, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org