x11/xscreensaver 6.17 FreeBSD

Save your screen while you entertain your cat

System: FreeBSD
Repository: FreeBSD ports
Maintainer: [email protected]
Last update: 2026-10-16
Commit: cf6116602f
License: MIT
Categories: x11
Package size: 72342.2 KiB, 104917.5 KiB installed

Description

Xscreensaver will run several programs to continuously update the screen instead of going blank. You can specify the programs and their arguments using resources. You can also add dpms (power saver) options.

Xscreensaver will make use of any installed OpenGL libraries, such as Mesa (also in the ports collection).

The client-server model employed by xscreensaver make it a superior choice to xlock, since no separate auto-locking program is needed. It's also extremely easy to add new programs like xearth, or any other program that can fill the root window as additional screensavers.

In the other systems

The newest version among them is 6.17, as upstream numbers it.

System

Port

Version

Vulnerabilities

Status

Maintainer

Last update

FreeBSD

x11/xscreensaver

6.17 newest

none known

[email protected]

2026-10-16

OpenBSD

x11/xscreensaver

6.15p1

no data

The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <[email protected]>

NetBSD

x11/xscreensaver

6.15nb2

none known

[email protected]

2026-10-13

DragonFly

x11/xscreensaver

6.09

none known

[email protected]

MidnightBSD

x11/xscreensaver

6.17 newest

no data

[email protected]

2026-10-20

HardenedBSD

x11/xscreensaver

6.16

no data

[email protected]

GhostBSD

x11/xscreensaver

6.16

no data

[email protected]

Compare across BSDs

Install

Binary package:

pkg install xscreensaver

From the ports tree:

cd /usr/ports/x11/xscreensaver/ && make install clean

To depend on this port in another port's Makefile:

RUN_DEPENDS=	xscreensaver>0:x11/xscreensaver

Packages

The version each package repository carries. “-” means the repository builds no package of it, “n/a” that there is no such repository.

Repository	aarch64	amd64	armv6	armv7	i386
FreeBSD:14:latest	6.16	6.17	-	6.12	6.17
FreeBSD:14:quarterly	6.16	6.16	n/a	6.09_1	6.16
FreeBSD:15:latest	6.17	6.17	n/a	6.12	6.12
FreeBSD:15:quarterly	6.16	6.16	n/a	n/a	n/a
FreeBSD:16:latest	6.16	6.17	n/a	n/a	n/a
FreeBSD:16:quarterly	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Dependencies

As this port's Makefile names them.

Library 4

libfontconfig.so : x11-fonts/fontconfig
libfreetype.so : print/freetype2
libgle.so : graphics/gle
libharfbuzz.so : print/harfbuzz

Runtime 4

giftopnm : graphics/netpbm
p5-libwww>0 : www/p5-libwww
p5-LWP-Protocol-https>0 : www/p5-LWP-Protocol-https
unix-selfauth-helper>0 : security/unix-selfauth-helper

The full lists below include those, and their dependencies in turn.

Build dependencies 108

The first 100 are listed.

Run dependencies 129

The first 100 are listed.

Required by 3

Configuration

Options name: x11_xscreensaver

Option

Default

Description

FIREF

off

Add extra port x11/fireflies

NLS

off

Native Language Support

NSFW

off

Include material that is Not Safe For Work

SETUID_HACKS

off

Install sonar hack suid so it can ping

WAYLAND

off

Wayland (graphics) support

XAOS1

off

Add extra port graphics/xaos

XDALI

off

Add extra port x11-clocks/xdaliclock

XEARTH

off

Add extra port astro/xearth

XMOUN

off

Add extra port graphics/xmountains

XPLANET

off

Add extra port astro/xplanet

XSNOW

off

Add extra port x11/xsnow

USES: cpe gettext-runtime gettext-tools gl gmake gnome jpeg localbase:ldflags perl5 pkgconfig shebangfix xorg
Service scripts: none

Files

Manual pages 301

abstractile(6)
alienbeacon(6)
amigajuggler(6)
anemone(6)
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apollonian(6)
apple2(6)
atlantis(6)
attraction(6)
atunnel(6)
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batteredplanet(6)
beats(6)
bestill(6)
binaryhorizon(6)
binaryring(6)
blaster(6)
blinkbox(6)
blitspin(6)
blocktube(6)
boing(6)
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bouncingcow(6)
boxed(6)
boxfit(6)
braid(6)
bsod(6)
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pkg-plist 950

bin/xscreensaver
bin/xscreensaver-command
bin/xscreensaver-demo
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/abstractile
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/alienbeacon
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/amigajuggler
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/anemone
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/anemotaxis
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/antinspect
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/antmaze
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/antspotlight
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/apollonian
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/apple2
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/atlantis
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/attraction
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/atunnel
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/barcode
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/batteredplanet
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/beats
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/bestill
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/binaryhorizon
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/binaryring
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/blaster
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/blinkbox
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/blitspin
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/blocktube
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/boing
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/bouboule
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/bouncingcow
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/boxed
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/boxfit
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/braid
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/bsod
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/bubble3d
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/bubblecolors
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/bumps
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cage
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/carousel
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/ccurve
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/celtic
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/chompytower
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/circuit
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cityflow
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cloudlife
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/companioncube
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/compass
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/coral
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/covid19
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/crackberg
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/crumbler
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/crystal
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cube21
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cubenetic
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cubestack
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cubestorm
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cubetwist
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cubicgrid
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cubocteversion
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cwaves
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/cynosure
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/dangerball
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/darktransit
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/decayscreen
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/deco
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/deepstars
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/deluxe
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/demon
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/discoball
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/discrete
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/distort
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/downfall
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/drift
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/driftclouds
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/droste
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/dumpsterfire
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/dymaxionmap
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/elementalring
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/endgame
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/energystream
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/engine
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/epicycle
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/eruption
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/esper
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/etruscanvenus
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/euler2d
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/extrusion
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/fadeplot
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/fiberlamp
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/filmleader
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/fireworkx
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/flame
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/flipflop
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/flipscreen3d
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/fliptext
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/floppy
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/flow
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/fluidballs
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/flurry
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/fluxcore
bin/xscreensaver-hacks/flyingtoasters

The first 100 are listed.

distinfo 1

File

Size

SHA256

xscreensaver-6.17.tar.gz

3.7073238e+07

258ccca06de822d500c249ac87aa16f0f6218ec200eadcdbe6678c7c52718271

Master sites 2

https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
LOCAL/vvd

Commit history 2

Date Commit Credits Log message

2026-10-16

cf6116602f

Anton Saietskii

x11/xscreensaver: Update 6.16 => 6.17

Changelog: * Added missing localization strings (largely auto-translated). * X11: Localizations are being installed again. * macOS, iOS, Android: Now localized. * macOS: Possible workarounds for longstanding Apple bugs where the legacyScreenSaver process would start using 100% CPU and savers would never run again. * macOS 14.6 or later and iOS 17.6 or later are now required, since Xcode 6 can no longer build executables that work on older OSes. https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html PR: 299379 Approved by: osa, vvd (Mentors, implicit)

2026-09-07

d130642226

Anton Saietskii

x11/xscreensaver: Update 6.15 => 6.16

Enable autoreconf due to broken configure script being shipped with this version. Disable intltoolize invocation as autoreconf runs it. Reshuffle gettext USES, libintl is required regardless of NLS. Reformat description to 80 columns. While here, add backup MASTER_SITES since the upstream website is currently inaccessible from some countries. Changelog: * New hacks, floppy, graphstat, amigajuggler and polarnight. * iOS: image loading works even if the images in the photo roll need to be downloaded from iCloud first. Images can display file names. * New display modes in hypertorus. * X11: Updates for systemd inhibitors on KDE Plasma 6.5. https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html PR: 298244 Approved by: osa, vvd (Mentors, implicit)