Make your own custom ScreenSaver in linux using GlslViewer

Make your own ScreenSaver using GlslViewer

Install

1. Install GlslViewer

2. Install XScreenSaver and Xprintidle:

sudo apt install xscreensaver xprintidle

3. Clone this repo in your user folder. It will be clone in .glslScreenSaver so you will not see it

cd 
git clone https://github.com/patriciogonzalezvivo/.glslScreensaver.git

4. Run gnome-session-properties, Click on Add and then fill the following data

Name:    GlslScreenSaver
Command: /home/[your_user]/.glslScreenSaver/init.sh

Should look like this

Change the shaders

• See what options you have ./setup.sh and choose the one by typing the id number

cd ~/.glslScreenSaver
./setup.sh

• Test it using ./run.sh

cd ~/.glslScreenSaver
./run.sh

Make your own screensaver

1. Duplicate any of the default shaders under ~/.glslScreenSaver/shaders/
2. Edit it with your favorite code editor
3. try it out with glslViewer

Note: If you are new to glsl shader you probably want to take a look to https://thebookofshaders.com/ to learn how to code them