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Screensaver/blanking problem

I have upgraded to 12.10 and then downgraded again to 12.04 LTS because of the screensaver or screen blanking problem. After 10-12 minutes the screen goes black/blank when i dont do anything (idle). I ...
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1answer
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Missing nvidia-settings application

To make a long story short, I seem to have lost my nvidia-settings application. So, when I select Settings from the drop down, and then Display, I don't see the configuration screen that I normally ...
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0answers
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screen resolution [closed]

I am very new to ubuntu, just switched to Windows to Linux environment and choose the best ubuntu flavor to taste. My screen resolution is set to 1024 and when I try to change the resolution from ...
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0answers
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Screen darkens after 40 seconds of inactivity [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I turn off the screen dimming after inactivity? I am running Linux Ubuntu 10.04 on my Dell laptop. There's a setting that I would like to change, but I don't know ...
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0answers
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Display sleeps despite system's settings [closed]

I have disabled display sleep in every way I know: System Settings > Screen Disabling xscreensaver (not enabled by default, but double-checked) Browsing the BIOS settings Yet my display always ...
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0answers
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Two issues: Automatic screen dimming and settings not permanent. [closed]

I am running the new version of Ubuntu and I have two issues that I need help with. First: Every time I start up Ubuntu, the screen dims to the lowest setting. I have the power cord plugged in so ...