Ubuntu, lock screen but do not screensave

Question

When I do not use my graphical session anymore, the screensaver automatically lock it and power off the screen to save energy.

I want it to keep locking my session but not to power off the screen, is it possible ?

I use Ubuntu 18.04 with default gnome display manager.

Thank you,

Matias

see what you can change in `System Settings` > `Brightness & Lock` — Andra, May 25 '18 at 10:05
There is no more Brightness & Lock in ubuntu 18.04 but there is settings> power. I configured it to never blanck the screen but it does not change my problem. I had the same issue in ubuntu 16.04. — clouvis, May 25 '18 at 14:55

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 31 '18 at 07:48

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As described in this thread on ubuntu forums it looks like this is part of the gnome-screensaver-command and there is no easy way to disable it. Try replacing the default screensaver with another one, like xscreensaver.

Hint: when you manually lock your screen, just hold the buttons a second longer and the screen won't turn off.

answered Aug 31 '18 at 07:48

Marcus

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Holding it for a second longer actually worked like a charm, lmao – vmrfreitas Feb 14 '20 at 18:00
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This works wonderfully. I wonder if this was intentional. Cause if it was that's a clever way to implement this functionality. If only there was some kind of a detailed documentation where you could find stuff like that. – m_highlanderish Feb 27 '20 at 10:46
You gotta be kidding me! This hint works kkk – Reginaldo Santos May 11 '21 at 21:44

Ubuntu, lock screen but do not screensave

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