SmoothSlideSaver

SmoothSlideSaver is a remarkable KDE screensaver that showcases a directory’s images using an OpenGL slideshow that utilizes the Ken Burns effect. The screensaver smoothly fades from one image to the next to display a seamless visualization of the pictures. The hassle-free configuration of SmoothSlideSaver ensures that it runs effortlessly out of the box. To start, choose a directory with stunning images like your digital photo collection, and sit back to enjoy the show.

The Debian and Ubuntu (i386 architecture only) prebuilt packages are available for download either through the given links or using the more convenient apt-get option. To use apt-get, put one of the following lines into your /etc/apt/sources.list file- deb debian-sarge/ # Debian stable "Sarge" deb debian-unstable/ # Debian unstable (requires KDE 3.5.0 from Alioth (or experimental?)) deb ubuntu-breezy/ # (K)Ubuntu "Breezy". Subsequently, follow the regular process to install the package - #> apt-get update #> apt-get install smoothslidesaver.

If the unstable packages can't be installed, or if you have another Debian-based distribution and/or architecture, it's easy to build your package. To do so, Add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb-src source/. Then, execute the following commands- #> apt-get update #> mkdir smoothslidesaver #> cd smoothslidesaver #> apt-get build-dep smoothslidesaver #> apt-get source --compile smoothslidesaver #> dpkg -i smoothslidesaver_*.deb.

For those with other distributions installed on their computer, the process isn't as straightforward; users need to do it the hard way, involving downloading the source tarball, untarring it and then executing the following steps in the source directory - #> ./configure #> make #> make install. If anyone wants to provide an .rpm or Slackware package, they can contact the software developers. (You can find their email address in the AUTHORS file).