gnome-screensaver is the GNOME project's official screen blanking and locking framework. On some GNOME-based Linux distributions, it is used instead of the framework that is a part of XScreenSaver.
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Prevent Ubuntu 10.04 from locking display after few minutes of inactivity
My system is Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. I looked under System/Preferences/Power Management and everything is set to Never. How do I change settings so I can let the screen stay on at least for 30 ...
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How do I play mame games on 12.10 without being interrupted by the screensaver?
"gnome-screensaver-command -p" is gone in 12.10 so mame can't poke to keep the screen alive.
Is there a command I can add before "mame" to deactivate the screensaver and one to reactivate it after I ...
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Replacing xscreensaver with gnome-screensaver, problems(Xubuntu)
I found this helpful question Replace xscreensaver With gnome-screensaver (Xubuntu) but the executable gnome-screensaver-preferences can't be found. So I'm not sure what to do, to get ...
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Making gnome-screensaver auto-lock in XFCE
gnome-screensaver has been vastly simplified for major version 3 and no longer supplies the preferences dialog. It is now only useful for locking the screen and providing an unlock dialog.
I use ...
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Not Locking Screen after X minutes
Since I upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 (and also 12.10 problem still occurs), my notebook does not lock the screen automatically.
I wen into "Brightness and Lock" settings, Set "Turn Screen of ...
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Difference between gnome-screensaver-command -a and gnome-screensaver-command -l
I was trying to figure out difference between
gnome-screensaver-command -a
and
gnome-screensaver-command -l
According to the gnome-screensaver-command man page...
-l, --lock ...
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My screensaver noof is not working, works in preview mode though. xscreensaver-gl-extra
I installed xscreensaver-gl-extra in Ubuntu 10.04. In the gnome app screensaver, the preview button works. But it does not work when my screen times out after 5 minutes. I just get a blank screen. ...
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What happened to gnome-screensaver options in 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I change or install screensavers?
An internet cafe with blank screens saving power, looks unattractive, like the machines are not working and ready-to-use and ...
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How do I stop sound from muting when the screen is locked?
How to change the settings to the screen locker not to mute the sound while the screen is locked?
