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How to replace ugly lock screen in CrunchBang Waldorf
# I followed an instruction at [http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=23158]
# Remove old one
sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver
# You may need install dependencies to build xscreensaver
apt-get install libgd2-xpm libgd2-xpm-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libglade2-0 libglade2-dev libjpeg8-dev libxpm4 libxpm-dev libxt-dev
# During installation I got a message that the intltool is missing
apt-get install intltool
# Download xscreensaver sources
cd ~/downloads
wget http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-5.35.tar.gz
tar -xvf xscreensaver-5.35.tar.gz
# Download new images from [http://www.mediafire.com/?s3olvdc9a9dhe3r]
# Put new images to the source directory
xscreensaver-5.35/utils/images/
# At the directory of xscreensaver
./configure
make
sudo make install
# After the installation I couldn't lock screen with Win-L combination, getting the error:
# "failed to execute child process cb-lock"
# I found this solution (doesn't work anymore - there is no such packages)
# sudo apt-get install cb-exit cb-lock
# Kill screensaver if necessary
# Look how runs the new one
sudo xscreensaver &
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