Screen Saver

[Ray Parrish]

Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:20:16 -0800
> Ray Parrish <crp at cmc.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>>     
>>> Ray Parrish <crp at cmc.net>  said:
>>>
>>> [remove gnome-screensaver]
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Not a bad idea, but I prefer to use Synaptic Package Manager to do 
>>>> things like that, which I just did, and now it shouldn't bother me 
>>>> anymore. Thanks for the idea.
>>>>
>>>> Later, Ray Parrish
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I hope it works for you.
>>>
>>> Cybe R. Wizard
>>>   
>>>       
>> It didn't, the damn thing still works, even 'though I removed 
>> gnome-screensaver with Synaptic. So... just how the hell do you
>> getClick for more information rid of the screen saver in Ubuntu?
>>
>> The thing that really irks me is that I never turned it on in the
>> first place, all I did was review the available screen savers, and
>> now it will NOT shut off.
>>
>> Later, Ray
>>
>>     
>
> Is it the screen saver or does the screen blank? If it blanks at 10
> minutes exactly, perhaps it is not the screensaver but power management
> turning the screen off?
>
> Check /etc/console-tools/config for BLANK_TIME= ; if it is power
> management, it will default to 10 minutes. I have been able to reset it
> to 60 and 120 on different machines.
>
> Good luck,
>
>
>   
That was a possibility, but it was already set to 30, and the screen 
blanks at around ten minutes idle time. I've set BLANK_TIME  to 0, which 
according to the comments in that file disables it completely.

Later, Ray Parrish

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