X Windows & Desktop Tricks (Linux)
Restart X without restarting machine
To get a console press Ctrl + Alt + F1, depending on your desktop environment:
- LightDM - Ubuntu 11.10+
sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm restart - Gnome:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart - KDE:
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart
Install custom GNOME screensaver
GNOME screensavers have screensaver engines which are executable which are run to display the screensaver graphics.
- Ascertain screensaver engines directory
pkg-config --variable=privlibexecdir gnome-screensaver
Each screensaver has a xyz.desktop file with options such as and
parameters that should be used
- Ascertain screensaver themes directory
pkg-config --variable=themesdir gnome-screensaver
See Also
http://library.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/screensavers-3.html.en