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    • O Offline
      Onelast
      last edited by Onelast

      Hello!
      I am having a bit of trouble disabling the screen saver and screen blanking.
      I have followed the instruction in the guide: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial

      I can not edit the autostart file or replace it.
      I have tried installing xscreensaver, but it doesn’t show up under preferences like what I have read.

      Any help would be great!

      Edit: When ever I try to use the terminal to edit a file, whether the autostart or the lightdm.comf , the command can not be added as the pi says that there is no file or directory there to edit.

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Onelast
        last edited by Mykle1

        @Onelast

        It sounds like you’re having trouble in the terminal. Honestly, it would be easier for you to install xscreensaver. Yes, I see you have tried. It does require a reboot after installation and then you would navigate to it from your Pi desktop.

        In your terminal
        sudo apt-get install xscreensaver
        THEN
        sudo reboot

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          Onelast
          last edited by

          when I try to install xscreensaver, it comes up say that it has been installed. I have tried rebooting after the first installation of xscreensaver and I never got the option under preferences to go to screensaver.

          Is there anyway to uninstall xscreensaver so I can try again?

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            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Onelast
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            @Onelast

            apt-get purge packagename or apt-get remove --purge packagename

            will remove about everything regarding the package packagename, but not the dependencies installed with it on installation. Both commands are equivalent.

            Particularly useful when you want to ‘start all over’ with an application because you messed up the configuration. However, it does not remove configuration or data files residing in users home directories, usually in hidden folders there. There is no easy way to get those removed as well.

            apt-get autoremove

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