I don't think this is resolved just yet.
Code:
cavsfan@cavsfan-MS-7529:~$ sudo apt-get purge gnome-screensaver
[sudo] password for cavsfan:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnome* gnome-core* gnome-screensaver*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 535 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]