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[Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/08/2013 05:25 PM, Iberê Fernandes wrote:
> 2013/11/8 Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
>> On 11/08/2013 03:56 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>>> On 2013-11-08 14:03, Lars Noodén wrote:
>>>> When I press ctrl-alt-l, instead of locking the screen, I get an error
>>>> dialog from openbox saying:
>>>>
>>>>      Failed to execute child process "xscreensaver-command"
>>>>      (No such file or directory)
>>>>
>>>> I recall there was some discussion of xscreensaver last week or so.  Has
>>>> this bug already been reported?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> /Lars
>>>>
>>> Maybe you think of this bug (#1205384)
>>>
>>> Best regards/Nio
>>
>> Close.  In the edition of trusty I have the xscreensaver is not firing
>> up at all.  If I press ctrl-alt-l, then it gives the error above.  If I
>> let the screen go, it gives the error above instead of going to sleep at
>> the appointed time.
>>
>> Regards,
>> /Lars
>>
>>
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> 
> 
> Lars,
> 
> Xscreensaver was removed from Lubuntu starting at version 13.10:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/lubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg01103.html
> 
> So if package xscreensaver was removed starting at 13.10, I believe we're
> going to 14.04 without it too.
> 
> Maybe Julien knows more about at his blueprints.
> 
> Regarding #1205384, according to our "boss" at coment #29:
> The lightdm locking facility is an unfinished work, and lack a proper way
> to lock the session, it started at the begin of the cycle, and was a bit
> forgotten later in the development.
> 
> More at: 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1205384/comments/29
> 
> So the bugs are close if not the same affecting different Lubuntu
> versions... I believe the devs are trying to figure out a way to make
> lightdm + lock work at 14.04 to backport to 13.10.
> 
> Best regards,

Thanks.  I'm glad it's in the works.

Regards,
/Lars