[Arch Linux] Now there’s a non working screensaver icon

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@felixonmars

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--- SYSTEM SPECS ---
Manjaro Deepin Stable
xscreensaver 5.42
deepin-screensaver 0.0.7
deepin-screensaver-pp 0.0.2
deepin-file-manager 1:4.7.7.2

[felixonmars]

deepin-screensaver depends on xscreensaver for its resources. Arch did not split the xscreensaver package which brought in that desktop entry.

That's the case for many other packages too, like the qt5-tools icons in a previous bug report. Unfortunately it's the Arch way to deal with dependencies.

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Therefore, best thing you can do is to hide any unwanted dependency / program from your starter by editing it's .desktop file as root and adding:

NoDisplay=true

to

/usr/share/applications/xscreensaver-properties.desktop

P.S. @felixonmars btw how to force flurry screensaver to use default mode? I don't like that it's cycling throuh all of them, some of them are way too crazy / flickery... 😈

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Reported to Arch:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/62107

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Won't be implemented upstream, needs to be work-around in Manjaro.

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Can the desktop environment work well without deepin-screensaver installed?

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I have requested Arch to make deepin-screensaver an optional dependency of deepin-daemon instead.
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/62109

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Fixed!