gnome-shell installs an autostart file that also runs when you login. It is that autostart file that prevents gnome-screensaver working correctly. By uninstalling gnome-shell-common, that autostart file and the accompanying application (called gjs) is removed. Thus gnome-screensaver works correctly.
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