[xubuntu-users] No keyboard, no mouse. Inactivity timer drives me nuts!

[Wiebe van der Worp]

On 29-10-2020 09:58, Wiebe van der Worp wrote:
> While working, using the mouse and or keyboard, everything works fine. 
> However, after a short period of minutes without activity, mouse clicks 
> and keyboard strokes are blocked. Whatever I click or type: nothing 
> happens. The mouse can be moved and the keyboard reacts to numlock and 
> capslock. If I do ctrl-alt-f1, I can use the keyboard. If I do 
> ctrl-alt-f7, keyboard events and mouse events are blocked.

sudo apt remove xfce4-screensaver

did it, so glad, these things are a PITA.

Found this thread and commented.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1261848/20-04-mouse-click-and-keyboard-unresponsive/1287941