how start xscreensaver from live puppy usb?

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how start xscreensaver from live puppy usb?

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live puppy use root user default
and xscreensaver not working instead screensaver i see at display red message "...do not use root login"

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Re: how start xscreensaver from live puppy usb?

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run-as-spot xscreensaver
but how make autorun at boot run-as-spot app xscreensaver?

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Re: how start xscreensaver from live puppy usb?

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create this script:

/root/Startup/start_xscreensaver

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#!/bin/sh
run-as-spot xscreensaver

make it executable and place it in /root/Startup, there the script will be automatically run during system start.

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Re: how start xscreensaver from live puppy usb?

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thanks, may be so?

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#!/bin/sh
run-as-spot xscreensaver

without app

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Re: how start xscreensaver from live puppy usb?

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@deepforest yes exactly.

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