(fedora) xscreensaver stops working

[Dennis Kaptain]

----- Mensaje original ----
> De: Jouk Jansen <joukj at hrem.nano.tudelft.nl>
> Para: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Enviado: viernes, 28 de agosto, 2009 2:29:42
> Asunto: Re: (fedora) xscreensaver stops working
> 
> Dennis Kaptain wrote on 27-AUG-2009 18:23:12.66
> 
> >I noticed in an update today that an application f-spot (a photo viewer) 
> suddenly required gnome-screensaver which was then installed as a dependency.
> >As a result, xscreensaver which I have installed and prefer over 
> gnome-screensaver was no longer functional.
> >
> >If you find your xscreensaver suddenly no longer works due to an upgrade (and 
> you weren't paying attention) do this:
> >
> >yum -e f-spot gnome-screensaver
> >
> >and all will be well with the world again.
> 
> Yesterday I submitted a bug-report for this:
>   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519640
>   
>        Jouk
> 
> 
> Pecunia olet!
> 
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------<
> 
>   Jouk Jansen
>         
>   joukj at hrem.nano.tudelft.nl
> 

f-spot was installed on my system as part of the default f11 install. I never took time to play with it and find out if I like it or not.

Why would an image management program depend on a screen saver? I imagine f-spot may have a feature the allows gnome-screensaver to use the photos that it manages. That would explain the dependancy. It's still a bad idea that will alienate your users who like us prefer a different screen saver package.

If that's the case, the author most likely won't consider it a bug but rather a feature. If that's not the case then including gnome-screensaver as a dependancy is surely a bug. I'll be interested to see the final disposition of that bug report.

Thanks for filing it.

DK



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