Set screensavers used in Random Mode

Question

When setting screensavers options in Ubuntu, my only choices are : - to leave the screen blank - to select a specific screensaver - or to ask Ubuntu to change screensavers at random

I seem to recall being able to select which screensavers I wanted to appear in the random rotation, but on the latest Ubuntu, that option seems to have disappeared.

How can I choose which screensavers I want in the random mode ?

Answer 1

To enable that feature you need to install xscreensaver.

Here is how you can replace gnome-screensaver with xscreensaver: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=195557

Answer 2

use xscreensaver with Random Same Saver

This option only appears if you have multiple monitors. This is just like Random Screen Saver, except that the same randomly-chosen display mode will be run on all monitors, instead of a different one being run on each.