Screen Saver

[Ray Parrish]

Ray Parrish wrote:
> Charlie Kravetz wrote:
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>> On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:20:16 -0800
>> Ray Parrish <crp at cmc.net> wrote:
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>>> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
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>>>> Ray Parrish <crp at cmc.net>  said:
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>>>> [remove gnome-screensaver]
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>>>>> 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
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>>>>>         
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>>>> I hope it works for you.
>>>>
>>>> Cybe R. Wizard
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>>> 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
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>> 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,
>>
>>
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> 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
>
>   
Nope... that didn't work either. I even did a CTRL-ALT-Backspace and 
logged back in so X would reload. Does anyone else know how to kill this 
viral screen saver?

Later, Ray Parrish

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