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Debian XFCE screen locking and session logout

I am using Debian 9, kernel 4.9.0-1 and xfce 4.12.3 and I have a problem that after I lock the screen and close the lid of my laptop and later open the lid I will be prompted with the session login (same login that prompts the first time I boot into…
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Why does xscreensaver not allow me to enter my password?

I'm running the latest version of LUbuntu (just downloaded and install this week). This morning when my computer woke up the xscreensaver dialog popped up saying "Authentication failed". However, it never gave me a chance to enter my password. The…
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How to make xscreensaver turn off the backlight only when explicitly locked

Is it possible to set up XScreensaver so that it would turn the LCD backlight off only when I lock the screen by hand? I thought it must be controlled by the "Quick Power-off in Blank Only Mode", but this option seems to work only in combination…
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Linux Mint is rebooting while screen is locked, how do I go about debugging/fixing it?

It's difficult to search for this issue as there are so many questions about rebooting, screen locking, etc. but I've had a look and couldn't find anything, so here goes. I'm running Mint 14 (MATE) with a relatively standard set up. I'm not sure…
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Removing default OS X screensavers from random rotation

I have a pack of screensavers (XScreenSaver) that I would use in Ubuntu, with a certain number of them selected at random when a screensaver is needed. I have this same pack, now, for OS X Snow Leopard, and I want the same behavior. I installed only…
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Custom settings in gnome-screensaver .desktop files

I'm trying to run a xscreensaver application through gnome-screensaver engine with some custom options. Since gnome-screensaver doesn't offer a simple GUI that would help to tweak a particular screensaver, I've done a little research and I found out…
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How to disable screen off in Debian?

My screen are darkening every 20 or some minutes. It was originally xscreensaver installed, but nothing changed after I removed it. This behavior very annoying when I am trying to see some movie. There is output of xset q: Screen Saver: prefer…
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How do I uninstall xscreensaver from OSX?

I'm using OSX Yosemite. I installed xscreensaver from the DMG as described here: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/download.html Now I want to uninstall it (it's killed my desktop background). There's nothing in the Applications folder, or in the…
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How do I safely kill xscreensaver from a script/the command line?

I'm using a Linux (RHEL6) workstation. I have a small script I wrote which locks and unlocks the screen via xscreensaver when I connect or disconnect my USB thumb drive, which effectively turns it into a physical key to my workstation. The problem…
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Xscreensaver causing my monitors to turn off and on repeatedly when its power management features are active; how to fix?

Something weird is up with my Xscreensaver 5.15 configuration on Debian Wheezy. I have two Dell U2412M monitors hooked up to a single graphics card (one over native DVI and one over HDMI output to DVI input). When I disable power management through…
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How to force xscreensaver to stay on top?

I am building web kiosek and I am using matchbox as window manager and xscreensaver. My problem is that I need in background restart web browser, but when xscreensaver goes to blank and browser is restarted, then that browser is on top of screen and…
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Which xscreensaver program was run last?

I use XScreensaver to lock my screen with all screensavers enabled in a random rotation. I often come back to my laptop and wonder which screensaver I was just looking at (to configure the options for it, or just to run it again and get a better…
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Xscreensaver doesn't start on login

OS: Arch Linux (systemd) UI: LXDM logging in to Openbox. I have the following in my /etc/lxdm/PostLogin: /usr/bin/xscreensaver -no-splash -verbose -log /var/log/xscreensaver.log -display :0.0 & It doesn't start xscreensaver. I've tried variations…
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How to disable gnome "Blank screen"

I am using SUSE Linux with gnome-2. My screensaver runs for 5 minutes and the screen goes blank after that. I want to disable the "Blank screen". I tried the following commands: $ setterm -blank 0 $ setterm -powerdown 0 I also added the following…
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How can I make the XAnalogTV xscreensaver fill my screen?

I recently installed xscreensaver, as well as the additional/extra screensavers. Many of the OpenGL ones function correctly, going fullscreen as expected. However, for some reason, the XAnalogTV screensaver leaves two "blank" spots on the edges of…
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