Default Screensaver (can I change the image back to the old one)

Can I go back to the original Xscreensaver login that doesn’t shout: “Hey, i’m using qubes over here!”. I liked the flame of the old screensaver login.

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It’s changes always break someone’s workflow / preferences :sweat_smile: (reated comic xkcd: Workflow).

Changing the logo is not trivial. You can check original discussion or the code change that added the Qubes logo and try and reverse it.

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After all the work that went in to that change? I’m hurt.

I completely understand your motive - also, for anyone who doesn’t want
to shout “I’m using Qubes” at all.
You can remove the Qubes version - sudo dnf remove xscreensaver-base should do.
Install the fedora versions: the latest is 5.45-1.fc32 - you can
check this from qubes-dom0-update --showduplicates --action=list xscreensaver-base
You install a specific version like this:
qubes-dom0-update xscreensaver-base-5.45-1.fc32

(dnf also has the handy downgrade action - I dare say you could use
qubes-dom0-update --action=downgrade xscreensaver-base but this
will be less specific, and may not do what you want.)

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ahhh, it’s nice to be able to cozy up to the fire again. Now we need to make the flames get bigger when I hold the spacebar. :melting_face:

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You will need to stop dom0 updates replacing the Fedora xscreensaver.
You can do this by editing /etc/yum.conf and adding a line like this:
exclude=xscreensaver-base
I think that should block updates.
(You will get warnings that your xscreensaver is out of date, but that
is the price you pay for being cozy)

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team. When I comment in the Forum or in the mailing lists I speak for myself.
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I tried adding this file (because it wasn’t there) and the fire keeps getting extinguished.

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Try the same line in /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team. When I comment in the Forum or in the mailing lists I speak for myself.
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That did it.