I've found a workaround. You can modify the file ~/.xscreensaver . The variable splash: True should be switched to splash: False
You can do it by hand with # nano ~/.xscreensaver or by executing these two lines which will make a backup (~/.xscreensaver.old) of the original configuration file and filter it with sed to place the modified version in the place of the previous one: # cp ~/.xscreensaver ~/.xscreensaver.old # sed 's/splash:.*/splash: False/' ~/.xscreensaver.old > ~/.xscreensaver Once you are satisfied with the results, you can remove the backup file with # rm ~/.xscreensaver.old -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xscreensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407119 Title: Setting splash to False has no effect on outdated-messages Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm using Ubuntu 15.04 dev with xscreensaver 5.26-1ubuntu3 and currently I'm seeing the message "WARNING: This version is very old! Please upgrade!" on every login on my desktop even if the option splash is set to False. Because this message is affected by the option splashDuration I'm assuming it should also be affected by the option splash. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/1407119/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
