Installing Screensy on OpenBSD

Screensy is a customizable and user-friendly screensaver for your Linux or BSD desktop. Here are the steps to install Screensy on OpenBSD using the GitHub repository.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Screensy, you need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:

sudo pkg_add -z libxslt libcanberra gtk+3

Step 2: Clone the Repository

In this step, you need to clone the Screensy repository from GitHub. To do that, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/screensy/screensy.git

Step 3: Build and Install Screensy

Navigate to the Screensy directory using the cd command:

cd screensy

Now, you can build and install Screensy by running the following commands:

make
sudo make install

These commands will compile the source code and install Screensy on your system.

Step 4: Configure Screensy

After installing Screensy, you need to configure it to work with your OpenBSD desktop environment.

First, create a configuration file for Screensy:

touch ~/.screensyrc

Next, open the configuration file with your preferred text editor:

vi ~/.screensyrc

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

[General]
double_buffer=1
[Slideshow]
dir=$HOME/Pictures
delay=5
recursive=0

Note that these are just example settings. You can customize the configuration file to your liking.

Step 5: Run Screensy

Finally, you can run Screensy by typing the following command in the terminal:

screensy

This will start Screensy and activate the screensaver.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Screensy on OpenBSD.