Windows ScreenSavers for Linux

Collection of Windows Screensavers (Windows 95, 98, XP and 7) that can be used inside Linux.

Maybe unstable. Use with care.

Installation

These instructions were tested in debian 12.

1. Install xscreensaver (or another similar software)

# apt install -y xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra

2. Install wine

# apt install -y wine winetricks

Also install wine32

# sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 && sudo apt update
# sudo apt install -y wine32:i386

Install display drivers (for Nvidia)

# sudo apt install -y nvidia-driver-libs:i386

3. Configure Wine

$ winetricks renderer=gl  

If there is a config problem. Try deleting the .wine dir in $HOME.

$ rm -rf ~/.wine

4. Install the windows95 directory

The route must be /usr/local/src/windows95. If you need another one you must modify the routes inside the bash files.

# cp -R windows95 /usr/local/src

5. Open xscreensaver-settings

Select any screensaver and close. This will create the base configuration file

6. Edit ~/.xscreensaver file

Add the following code to the list of the available screensavers

- GL: 	      "Win95 3D Pipes" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/3dpipes.sh --root  \n\
- GL: 	       "Win95 3D Maze" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/3dmaze.sh --root   \n\
- GL:  "Win95 Flying Through Space"					      \
				  /usr/local/src/windows95/flying.sh	      \
				  --root				    \n\
- GL: 		 "Win95 Orbit" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/orbit.sh --root    \n\
- GL: 		"Win95 Curves" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/curves.sh --root   \n\
- GL: 	    "Win98 Underwater" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/underwater.sh	      \
				  --root				    \n\
- GL: 		"Win98 Jungle" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/jungle.sh --root   \n\
- GL: 	       "Win98 Mystery" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/mystery.sh --root  \n\
- GL: 	       "Win98 Mystify" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/mystifymind.sh	      \
				  --root				    \n\
- GL: 	      "Win98 Baseball" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/baseball.sh --root \n\
- GL: 	     "Win98 Dangerous" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/dangerous.sh	      \
				  --root				    \n\
- GL: 	    "Win98 Golden Era" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/golden.sh --root   \n\
- GL:  "Win98 Inside your Computer"					      \
				  /usr/local/src/windows95/inside.sh	      \
				  --root				    \n\
- GL: 	      "Win98 Leonardo" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/leonardo.sh --root \n\
- GL: 		 "Win98 Space" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/space.sh --root    \n\
- GL: 		"Win98 Sports" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/sports.sh --root   \n\
- GL: 		"Win98 Travel" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/travel.sh --root   \n\
- GL: 		  "WinXP Flag" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/windowsxp.sh	      \
				  --root				    \n\
- GL: 		"Win7 Mystify" 	/usr/local/src/windows95/windows7.sh --root \n\

Save the file

7. Open xscreensaver-settings

Open again and select your preferred screen saver.

List of ScreenSavers

• Windows 95:

  • 3D Maze
  • 3D Pipes
  • Flying Through Space
  • Orbit
  • Curves

• Windows 98:

  • Underwater
  • Jungle
  • Mystery
  • Mystify Your Mind
  • Baseball
  • Dangerous Creatures
  • The Golden Era
  • Inside Your Computer
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Space
  • Sports
  • Travel

• Windows XP:

  • Flag

• Windows 7:

  • Mystify

Tips

If you want to configure a screensaver you can use

$ wine myscreensaver.scr

If you want to run a screensaver use

$ wine myscreensaver.scr /s

Additional Resources

• https://joefreeman.weebly.com/using-windows-sreensavers-on-linux.html
• http://cs.gettysburg.edu/~duncjo01/archive/screensavers/

🤩 Credits

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