Install latest/stable of wscreensavers

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sudo snap install wscreensavers

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Details for wscreensavers

Package name

  • wscreensavers

License

  • GPL-3.0

Last updated

  • 27 October 2026 - latest/stable

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Wayland screensaver, live desktop wallpaper, and screen-lock suite

WScreenSavers brings classic XScreenSaver modules and custom 3D WebGL scenes to Wayland desktops (wlroots, Hyprland, Sway, KDE, GNOME) using gtk-layer-shell BACKGROUND and OVERLAY surfaces, with idle detection, multi-monitor support, an IPC CLI (wscreensavers ctl), and a Noctalia Shell plugin.

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