We don't install gnome-screensaver since it is not used under gnome- shell, in fact the lock screen is an integration between gnome- shell/gdm. using gnome-screensaver or xscreensaver is likely to break that.
Adding a screensaver to gnome-shell and a panel to configure it would be a pretty big task, far too large to carry as a Distro patch. So would have to be something upstream agreed on (I'm not sure what their take on screensavers is though) Short of that the closest you could probably get, is to create an animated background and set the for the lockscreen and disable dpms -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1488077 Title: Have the optional ability to have a screensaver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1488077/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
