On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 7:24 PM Justin B Rye <justin.byam....@gmail.com> wrote: > Simon McVittie wrote: > > Here is an attempt at a more current description: > > > > Screensaver and screen lock formerly used in GNOME > > > > gnome-screensaver is a simple screen saver and screen lock, used in older > > versions of the GNOME desktop environment. > > . > > It is designed to support, among other things: > > . > > * the ability to lock down configuration settings > > * translation into other languages > > * user switching > > . > > This package is not necessary in the GNOME desktop environment, because > > GNOME Shell contains its own screen lock implementation. It is > > used by lighter-weight desktop environments such as GNOME Flashback. > > For me (and most of the people I see considering this question on the > net) that has to be "more lightweight", not "lighter-weight"...
Thanks. I ended up using "alternative" instead of "lighter-weight". I believe Debian's Budgie currently uses gnome-screensaver too, which may or may not be lighter weight depending on your perspective. > And is it a matter of "It is used" or "It can be used"? Oh, I missed this comment but I at least made the change in git for Bullseye. Thanks, Jeremy Bicha
