Bug 5512 - rss_glx, a really slick screensavers port to GLX
Summary: rss_glx, a really slick screensavers port to GLX
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New RPM package request (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: All Packagers
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Whiteboard: Mdv
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Reported: 2012-04-20 16:52 CEST by Richard Neill
Modified: 2022-03-14 12:16 CET (History)
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Source RPM: rss_glx
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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


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