"could the ubuntu-desktop metapackage be slightly modified changing: Depends: gnome-screensaver
to this: Depends: gnome-screensaver | xscreensaver" This sounds like the best solution at this point. Ship gnome-screensaver by default, but let people replace it with xscreensaver if they want configuration options. :) Should I change this bug to be against ubuntu-desktup? -- no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver https://launchpad.net/bugs/22007 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs