duongnguyen12
1/25/2018 - 1:53 PM

Get XScreenSaver Autostart at boot time

Get XScreenSaver Autostart at boot time

Autostart with Systemd service

First, execute the following command to create a directory for storing Systemd service file of individual users.

#mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user/

Then create xscreensaver.service file with nano text editor.

#nano ~/.config/systemd/user/xscreensaver.service

Put the following text into the fie.

#[Unit] Description=XScreenSaver [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/xscreensaver -nosplash [Install] WantedBy=default.target

XScreenSaver will be automatically started at boot time.

#systemctl --user enable xscreensaver