Questions tagged [screen-lock]
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Transparent screensaver (screen lock), could be a xscreensaver program, any?
Web search found https://superuser.com/questions/363347/transparent-screensaver-for-linux, which dated 2011, recommends xlock -mode blank -geometry 1x1, I'm on Linux Mint based system and seems ...
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How to lock screen from Konsole Terminal on KDE (CachyOS)?
I'm using CachyOS and would like to lock my screen from Konsole. I'm using KDE.
Is this possible? If yes, then what's the command for it?
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Does xautolock re-trigger slock if no activity occurs while slock is already active in DWM?
I am using DWM on Debian 12, and I have configured xautolock to automatically lock my screen using slock after a period of inactivity. Here is the command I am using:
xautolock -time 9 -locker slock -...
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Black Screen after dim/sleep
I am using Ubuntu-based KDE Neon and recently added a new user to my machine.
Ever since I added the new user, whenever the machine goes to sleep - usually due to inactivity - the screen stays black, ...
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How to change lock screen to that of a different desktop environment?
This is an odd one, but is there a way to change my GNOME lock screen (not Debian's login screen, mind you) to i3WM's super minimalist circle lock screen? I love it but don't want to use i3 all the ...
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How do I get xss-lock (?) to only lock the screen on sleep or from loginctl lock-sessions?
Currently I have my machine configured with xss-lock like so:
exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock -i /home/wayne/bluetuith/me.png --nofork
I needed this to enable udev to ...
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Delayed systemd slock autolock
I've been playing with this autoslock.service file:
[Unit]
Description=Lock the screen on suspend
+Before=sleep.target
[Service]
User=garrett
Environment=DISPLAY=:0
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/slock
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What is the default "live session user" password for KDE Neon when installing via live USB?
I was busy installing KDE Neon when my laptop locked itself, and now I can't get back into the desktop to finish the installation.
I'm stuck at the login screen for the "live session user". ...
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How to turn off the screen without stopping calculations on Linux Mint?
I have a distribution
Linux Mint 20
Ulyana
I wanted to keep my calculations (which last several hours, even several days) running while turning off the screen without stopping my PC.
In other words, ...
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Is it possible to change the default GNOME/Ubuntu lock screen function (the Lock icon in the Panel's System Menu)?
I want to change the default lock screen application to i3lock. I can invoke the i3lock application through the terminal easily enough. But I would like to be able to use the default GNOME/Ubuntu UI ...
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GNOME Lock Screen From Command Line/Bash Script
I'm attempting to make a new top bar for my system (Pop OS 22.04) using polybar. I have it all mostly working, and am attempting to make a power menu. I have the logout, power and restart buttons all ...
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KDE lockscreen (kscreenlocker_greet) high CPU usage
After KDE plasma 6 update, my CPU usage increased significantly while on lockscreen.
This caused the processor to reach high temperatures and lose electricity unnecessarily. Main processes that caused ...
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Distribution independent detection of screen lock event
I am writing an application which needs to pause whenever the screen is locked.
Since the users of the application will be running different DM's (Gnome, Mate, Cinnamon, XFCE, Plasma etc.) I am ...
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How to get monitor state?
I want to turn off the screen after 10 minutes of inactivity, and 1 minute later, IF the monitor is still off, then lock the screen.
I know how to turn the screen off with dbus, how to lock screen, ...
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After mate-screensaver blacks screen, input causes screen contents to be visible for a few seconds before showing unlock prompt
I regularly observe this behaviour on one particular system:
I lock the screen either manually or by idling for the configured time
screen turns black and shortly after the screen enters power-save
I ...
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