Install Screensavers for Ubuntu Desktop

To install a large collection of screensavers for Ubuntu Desktop, run the following command:

sudo apt install -y xscreensaver xscreensaver-*

If you like, you can remove the built-in screensaver (which just blanks the screen) using this command:

sudo apt remove gnome-screensaver

To get the screensaver to launch at startup (so that it can detect inactivity timeouts), add a startup program to call the following command:

xscreensaver -nosplash

Here are recommended screensavers for HMI use that are low in resource usage and not confusing for a user:

Avoid the following as they could be confusing for a user and mistake it for the system messing up: