Hi all

After a prolonged absence from BOINC, I finally got around to using an old PC to load Ubuntu 16.04 and install boinc-client and boinc-manager successfully. I've attached to Rosetta@home and it's happily churning away on data. The only snag is I can't get the screensaver to work. I know it's not essential but I'd like to see the graphical output.

Steps so far:

Update all software
Install xcsreensaver (and some other associated packages)
Remove gnome-screensaver
Installed boinc-screensaver
Added the recommended line GL boincscr -root n to the .xscreensaver file
test using xscreensaver-demo

A screen shows 'screensaver loading' in small text in the middle and then shortly afterwards in the top left of my screen I get 'exec: no such file or directory'

I've tried various fixes (after much googling) including checking I have the boincscr file - I do and running it via a terminal session gives the same error. I've also tried adding the path to the file in .xscreensaver, creating a symlink from /var/lib/boinc-client to /var/lib/boinc and so on. Still no joy.

Anyone out there managed to get it to work? Any help for this newbie appreciated!

Rob