View Full Version : [xubuntu] Multiple screensavers slowing system
LanceHaverkamp
March 21st, 2012, 03:45 AM
Running xubuntu 11.10 with xscreensaver & rss-glx screensaver (Euphoria). My system is lagging late in the day. When I open the task manager I see Multiple screensavers, all Euphoria, burning-up resources.
How do I prevent this from happening?
Thanks,
Lance
Rodney9
March 21st, 2012, 04:25 AM
Go to Menu / Settings / Settings Manager / Screensaver / Mode and Disable.
Rodney
LanceHaverkamp
March 21st, 2012, 06:35 AM
Go to Menu / Settings / Settings Manager / Screensaver / Mode and Disable.
Rodney
Have an answer that's not funny (and I use that term very loosely).
Frogs Hair
March 21st, 2012, 09:04 PM
One reason the screen saver was made optional is because most non tube monitors don't require one . Unless a screen saver is needed they serve as eye candy and waste of resources . I don't know of a way to keep a process from using resources with out disabling it. Using a very basic screen saver may use less resources .
LanceHaverkamp
March 22nd, 2012, 07:22 AM
One reason the screen saver was made optional is because most non tube monitors don't require one . Unless a screen saver is needed they serve as eye candy and waste of resources . I don't know of a way to keep a process from using resources with out disabling it. Using a very basic screen saver may use less resources .
One instance of a screensaver that was exiting cleanly would be fine. But I have several instances of the identical screensaver that are continuing to consume resources in the background, after returning to active use.
Peripheral Visionary
March 22nd, 2012, 10:58 AM
I simply disable Screensavers in my Xubuntu because they randomly lock up the computer or turn the monitor to sleep and it can't be awakened without a forced power-off and reboot. Unless you have an old cathode-ray-tube monitor, really. Don't bother with a screensaver at all.
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