XScreenSaver

Jamie Zawinski and many others · A collection of screen savers for macOS that uses the standard macOS screen-saving framework; X11 is not required.

CaskUtilitiesApple silicon · Intel

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30-day installs27#1209 in App

1-year installs396Last 365 days

Latest version6.174 days ago · Oct 10

Download size192MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg

Release cadenceMonthly2 releases in 30 days

Tap: homebrew/cask
Also known as: XScreenSaver · xscreensaver
Installer packages: Install Everything.pkg
Download URL: www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.17.dmg
SHA-256: b9128d745f7d1452…
Homebrew definition: github.com/homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/x/xscreensaver.rb
formulae.brew.sh: formulae.brew.sh/cask/xscreensaver

Installation and removal contents

Uninstall uninstall

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{
  "uninstall": [
    {
      "delete": [
        "/Applications/Apple2.app",
        "/Applications/Phosphor.app",
        "/Library/Screen Savers/XScreenSaverUpdater.app"
      ],
      "pkgutil": "org.jwz.xscreensaver",
      "script": {
        "executable": "uninstall-xscreensaver.sh",
        "sudo": true
      }
    }
  ]
}

Install generated_script

Source file: uninstall-xscreensaver.sh

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{
  "generated_script": [
    "uninstall-xscreensaver.sh",
    {
      "content": "#!/bin/bash\nfor plist in /Library/Screen\\ Savers/*.saver/Contents/Info.plist; do\n  [[ -e \"$plist\" ]] || continue\n  bundle_id=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleIdentifier' \"$plist\")\n  [[ \"$bundle_id\" == org.jwz* ]] || continue\n  screensaver_name=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleExecutable' \"$plist\")\n  /bin/rm -rf \"/Library/Screen Savers/${screensaver_name// /}.saver\"\ndone\n"
    }
  ]
}

Install pkg
Source file: Install Everything.pkg
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```
{
  "pkg": [
    "Install Everything.pkg"
  ]
}
```

Uninstall uninstall_postflight_steps

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{
  "uninstall_postflight_steps": [
    {
      "steps": [
        {
          "paths": [
            {
              "base": "staged_path",
              "path": "uninstall-xscreensaver.sh"
            }
          ],
          "type": "remove"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Remove user data zap

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{
  "zap": [
    {
      "trash": [
        "~/Library/HTTPStorages/org.jwz.xscreensaver.XScreenSaverUpdater",
        "~/Library/Preferences/org.jwz.xscreensaver.*.plist",
        "~/Library/Saved Application State/org.jwz.xscreensaver.*.savedState"
      ]
    }
  ]
}