[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#607786: xfce4: screensaver not automatically started on logon/reboot and no way to make it so

[Daniel Dickinson]

Package: xfce4
Version: 4.6.2
Severity: normal


With a fresh install of XFCE via via the testing Debian installer (i.e. Squeeze install, desktop=xfce, 2010-12-21), the screensaver is not started automatically on login, nor on reboot.  It does start after you have used Settings|Screensaver IFF you say restart daemon at the prompt, but on reboot it fails to restart when you login.  This is because there is no autostart .desktop anywhere for xscreensaver.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages xfce4 depends on:
ii  gtk2-engines-xfce             2.6.0-2    A GTK+-2.0 theme engine for Xfce
ii  orage                         4.6.1-1+b1 Calendar for Xfce Desktop Environm
ii  thunar                        1.0.2-1+b2 File Manager for Xfce
ii  thunar-volman                 0.3.80-4   Thunar extension for volumes manag
ii  xfce4-appfinder               4.6.2-1    Application finder for the Xfce4 D
ii  xfce4-mixer                   4.6.1-2+b1 Xfce mixer application
ii  xfce4-panel                   4.6.4-1    The Xfce4 desktop environment pane
ii  xfce4-session                 4.6.2-3    Xfce4 Session Manager
ii  xfce4-settings                4.6.5-2    graphical application for managing
ii  xfce4-utils                   4.6.2-1    Various tools for Xfce
ii  xfconf                        4.6.2-1    utilities for managing settings in
ii  xfdesktop4                    4.6.2-1+b1 xfce desktop background, icons and
ii  xfwm4                         4.6.2-1    window manager of the Xfce project

Versions of packages xfce4 recommends:
ii  desktop-base                  6.0.2      common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  tango-icon-theme              0.8.90-3   Tango icon theme
ii  xorg                          1:7.5+8    X.Org X Window System

Versions of packages xfce4 suggests:
ii  xfce4-goodies                 4.6.1.1    enhancements for the Xfce4 Desktop
ii  xfprint4                      4.6.1-1    Printer GUI for Xfce4

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