Bug 5512

Summary:	rss_glx, a really slick screensavers port to GLX
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Richard Neill <mageia>
Component:	New RPM package request	Assignee:	All Packagers <pkg-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	Mdv
Source RPM:	rss_glx	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Richard Neill 2012-04-20 16:52:59 CEST

Please can I request that the RSS GLX screensavers (which are especially impressive) should be packaged for Mageia? Thank you very much!

Here is the homepage so you can see why these are good:
http://www.reallyslick.com/screensavers.html


As a workaround, it's possible to install the Mandriva 2010.1 package, with a little tweaking (albeit an older version of the programs):

1. Find it on rpmfind.net:
 http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=rss_glx&submit=Search+...

2. Download the RPM:
ftp://195.220.108.108/linux/Mandriva/official/2010.1/x86_64/media/contrib/backports/rss_glx-0.9.1-1mdv2010.2.x86_64.rpm

3. Install the dependencies:
lib64magick5  and lib64freealut0  and lib64glew1.7

4. Create symlinks:
cd /usr/lib64
ln -s libMagickWand.so.5 libMagickWand.so.3
ln -s libMagickCore.so.5 libMagickCore.so.3
ln -s libGLEW.so.1.7 libGLEW.so.1.5

5. Force the rpm installation:
rpm -i --nodeps ./rss_glx-0.9.1-1mdv2010.2.x86_64.rpm

6. Try it out:
/usr/lib64/xscreensaver/helios

Manuel Hiebel 2012-04-20 20:40:19 CEST

Summary: wish: please package RSS GLX screensavers (GPL, Mandriva package already exists). => rss_glx, a really slick screensavers port to GLX
Source RPM: (none) => rss_glx
Whiteboard: (none) => Mdv

Comment 1 Richard Neill 2014-01-26 23:42:27 CET

Ping for Mga4?
(Aside, many of these are already present in KDE's screensaver, so for example, try the "Euphoria" screensaver from the GL category).

Comment 2 Samuel Verschelde 2016-10-11 20:53:25 CEST

Assigning this package request to all packagers collectively. On a voluntary basis, one of them might want to integrate it to the distribution and maintain it for bug and security fixes.

You might also want to join the packager team to maintain this piece of software: see https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Becoming_a_Mageia_Packager

Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs

Comment 3 sturmvogel 2022-03-14 12:16:23 CET

Nowadays screensavers have lost their purpose. Nevertheless you can configure them via your prefered desktop environment. No extra package needed anymore.

Closing WONT.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX