Questions tagged [idle]
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How can I know when my screen was locked last time?
Exist a log where I can look for that information? I want to know last days when my PC automatically locked the screen because was idle.
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How to set intel_idle.max_cstate=1
How can i set intel idle max cstate to 1 and how can i check when it will done. i have a freeze problem because of bay trail cores.
i tried kernel 4.5 4.1.12 4.4 but freeze problem still continue.
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How to shut down Ubuntu after 2 hours of being idle?
Running: Xubuntu 14.04 32-bit.
I have read several outdated, not working, working different that I want answers here and elsewhere. I had a script that resulted in shutting my Laptop down at boot time ...
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Execute shell script or command on idle time
I'm searching for the possibility to execute a shell script or command based on idle time in the bash shell.
As an example, if I'm in a SSH session to a server of mine and after X minutes of ...
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Unable to start sublime text
I had been using Sublime Text 2 with no issues.
I installed IDLE and now I'm unable to start Sublime Text. I tried uninstalling IDLE, but Sublime Text is still not starting. Here's the error:
Unable ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 - Issue with screen inactivity and lock screen
Clean installation of Ubuntu 18.10 beta
I want the screen to turn off after 1 minute of inactivity, but I do not want the system to be locked when it is activated again. So I do :
gsettings set org....
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How to get suspend when idle if no user logged in (lightdm)
I can't figure out how to get Ubuntu 11.10 to suspend when idle from a lightdm login screen. I've found methods to do this from gdm, but even those reference configuration files that aren't present in ...
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Set suspend idle delay time on terminal on Ubuntu 18.04
How can I set idle delay time on Ubuntu 18.04 suspend on terminal?
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How do you limit root partition disk access to allow drive to go into standby mode?
When there are no users on my system, I would like the hard disk to spindown to low-power state. I realize that this might not be 100% achievable for a straight 24 hours, but it seems reasonable that ...
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xprintidle doesn't work in cronjob. Why?
I have lxle (Lubuntu) 12.04 installed and I spent lots of time looking for working solution to make PC shutdown after some period of idle state.
After checking many programs which haven't worked I ...
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23.04 Upgrade - no more deep sleep
Since upgrading to 23.04 I've noticed that my laptop no longer enters deep sleep (suspend to RAM / S0i3). One of the reasons I switched from Tumbleweed back to Ubuntu was that I had issues getting ...
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Time to dim the screen in Ubuntu 14.04
Ok so it seems that the key in org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power idle-dim-time is gone in the new Ubuntu version. Since the old method Increase screen idle dim timeout doesn't work anymore are ...
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how would I run a script or application when idle?
I would like to run various cryptocurrency generators, "miners" as they are known as, whenever my main pc is idle more then 30 minutes (no mouse or keyboard activity, etc.). How would I set this up?
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How to know how long my computer has not been used via GUI?
How can I see for how long there hasn't been any input via mouse or keyboard on my computer?
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'idlelib'
I am trying to use IDLE but am experience this error:
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'idlelib'
I have tried to remove and reinstall IDLE but it doesn't seem to work either. I am currently ...
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How to get gnome session idle time?
Has the method to get the session idle time through dbus changed in the recent Ubuntu or my dbus code here is wrong?
#!/usr/bin/env python
import dbus
bus_name = 'org.gnome.ScreenSaver'
obj_path = '...
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How can i prevent the wifi to auto disconnects when idle
After few minutes when my laptop is idle it's automatically locks the screen and disconnects from the wireless network and then reconnects when I unlock the screen.
Is it possible to change this thing?...
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Keep audio "awake"
I'm using audio output over HDMI from my video card (Radeon HD-4650 RV730) to an AVR.
When there is no audio output it seems that the system turns off the audio and my receiver shows no audio input. ...
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Better nice: how can I pause a demanding process completely if the computer is unidle?
Some background jobs on my PC do heavy processing. Running them with maximum nice level still produces slow interactivity and annoys me.
Is there a better way than maximum nice?
As soon as I use the ...
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Why is my screen going black after a minute or less of no input activity?
Today I edited by GRUB parameters to add a parameter that supposedly solves a problem with locking up after standby on my CPU (Intel Pentium quad N3540), as seen at the end of this line in the GRUB ...
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Printer State: Idle - /usr/lib/cups/backend/dnssd failed
A printer was installed and worked but does not now. A job is successfully submitted, but keeps waiting there for printing (as seen from lpq command).
Ping to printer works fine. (The printer is on ...
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How to (re)set the idle time?
I use an external monitor that has an audio output and use it for my audio system. However, if the desktop enters in sleep mode, it automatically switches to the laptop speakers.
I want to use pacmd ...
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Which script actually does automatic suspend of machine?
Which particular script is activated upon inactivity of the system? How does the script know that system has been inactive for the configured duration?
I need the script, so that I can check if ...
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Alternative screen lock out to Xscreensaver?
In most operating systems like Windows this was a nice feature, that when I walked away from the computer for the set amount of time - lets say 15 minutes - it would go into suspend. When I would ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't suspend when idle
On my laptop Asus the system doesn't go to sleep when inactive. In settings, the sleep is set to 10 minutes for battery and AC power when inactive.
Yet, Ubuntu can into suspend when closing the lid ; ...
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Screensaver suppression on video playback [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I stop the screensaver from turning on when I watching online videos?
I migrated from Ubuntu 10.10 to Xubuntu 11.10 (clean install). Previously when I played video via ...
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Why does 'top' say my machine is only 50% idle?
What's going on here?
I'm running nothing on the system, iotop and iftop show the network and hard drive are both idle, and top (sorted by %CPU) shows nothing running. So why is the system only 50% ...
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Intel I219 Experiencing HUGE Package Loss
There are some discussions and seems this issue has been solved. However, the literature is few. So I wrote this note and hope it will help others.
Symptom
Intel Ethernet Connection I219 Series, ...
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How to create a timed shutdown, based on idle state? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I shutdown my PC when the system is idle?
In Ubuntu 11.10, when I go to System Settings > Power, I get the option to suspend my machine after it's been idle for a set ...
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Where to get the idle time counter when no users are logged in (no X11 sessions)?
This situation happens when PC is just booted, or when all users are logged out from their GUI sessions.
Background: I'm developing a (yet another) fork of lightsOn.sh script which prevents idle/sleep ...
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Xubuntu 20.04 two lock screens after idle
I upgraded from Xubuntu LTS 18.04 to 20.04 yesterday, XFCE version 4.14. When booting the system, I get this lock screen, which is the one I've always had since 18.04. Everything is fine with that one,...
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Mouse issues on Ubuntu 17.04
I seem to be running into some issues with my mouse on my new Ubuntu 17.04 installation.
It will work fine at first, but if I leave my computer idling it will have issues when I use my computer ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 on Gateway NV57H44u turns monitor idle even when told not to
The screen is shutting off when power settings are NOT set to make it turn off.
I am running Ubuntu 13.04 on an Gateway NV57H44u. For some reason my screen keeps going to sleep (going blank) after 10 ...
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GPU under constant 25-30% load
Currently on a fresh install of 12.10 with Unity and the newest AMD 13.3 beta 3 catalyst driver. But even when on the desktop with no programs open it seems to be idling at 25-30% GPU usage and 47-51°...
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Is watching a video on HDD using VLC, or a youtube video in a browser considered as 'computer idle'?
I have Ubuntu 11.04 (natty).
I have read 'Screen goes blank when VLC is playing video'. My question is similar, but also I have this problem when viewing a video on youtube.
I am not quite clear ...
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Upgraded To 18.04 -> USB Harddrive doesn’t idle anymore
I upgraded my Homeserver from 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS and sadly my backup harddrive attached through USB doesn’t get into idle mode anymore.
This harddrive is just used to backup every night so it ...
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Shutdown ubuntu server when idle
I have Ubuntu server 20.04LTS running on an old optiplex. I'm trying to figure out how to shut down my server automatically after a certain idle period.
What's the best way to go about this ?
[The ...
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Learning how to use Python in Ubuntu? [closed]
I've recently installed ubuntu 12.04 on my oldie ThinkPad, along with Python-interpreter idle and obviously Python.
I'm looking to learn the basics of this programming language, but I've had no luck ...
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How do I open IDLE 3.4 when 2.7 is already installed?
I am using Ubuntu 16.04, I have installed Python 3.4, but when I enter IDLE in the command line it opens IDLE 2.7, not 3.4. How do I open IDLE 3.4?
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Shutdown after idle (but not if the SAMBA server is in use)
I have found several questions about this, but I can't seem to find one that suits my needs.
I'd like my machine (Xubuntu 16.04) to power-off if I'm not using it for 30 minutes. However, I use it to ...
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Run script on system idle
I want to run some servers and whatnot on my machine but I don't want it to interfere with what I'm doing... Gaming, research, writing a paper, etc. My thought was to have a script run when the system ...
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Wi-fi with ath5k - bad connections after idle
I used some older Ubuntu (so I guess it used madwifi), now I installed new Ubuntu 11.10, but I got problem with wifi, it uses ath5k - everything works, downloading etc, but if I stay to read some page ...
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How can i make my pc shutdown after a certain amount of time without user activity?
I would like for my PC to shutdown after a certain amount of time of inactivity, like the way a screensaver is triggered, but i want it to completely shutdown instead of locking or showing a slideshow ...
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E: unable to locate package idle3 in Ubuntu 18.04 [closed]
I have ubuntu 18.04 and python3.6.5. I want to install idle but was unable to.
What I tried was,
python3
it displays ( I hide the date and time)
python3.6.5 (default, date, time)
[GCC 7.3.0] on linux
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Ubuntu freezes randomly - Windows works
I have this old computer that I've been trying to run Ubuntu on, but it keeps freezing.
Windows works perfect, no problem having days of uptime under hard load.
It's not specific to 19.10, been trying ...
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Cannot install IDLE for Python 2.7
I am trying to install IDLE 2.7 using terminal and software center, and I get the same mistake:
Package dependencies cannot be resolved
This error could be caused by required additional software ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 stopped to lock screen after X minutes
My Ubuntu 12.04 suddenly stopped to auto-lock after X minutes. It doesn't matter how long I leave the computer idle, it NEVER turns the screen off and never locks the screen either.
I am using Gnome-...
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Why is my Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS 64bit going idle?
I tend to run scripts for processing big datasets of 3D images and I find myself often surprised that during such operation, my computer just goes randomly idle, i.e., all the CPUs drop in activity ...
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External monitors don't stay off when screen is locked in 21.10
I have an Intel NUC PC with two external monitors. With Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, when the computer is inactive for several minutes, the screen would lock and the displays would turn off. Ever since I ...
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Ubuntu-Budgie 21.04--When Display shuts off due to idleness, it doesn't come back on
This has been happening for the past couple days. When the display shuts off, it doesn't come back on when I move the mouse or hit something on the keyboard. The monitor wakes up for a second and ...
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