On 12/22/19 4:45 AM, Claudia wrote: > I just wanted to drop a note here before I forget. Out of the box, Qubes > blanks the screen after a few minutes, but never powers off the screen, even > though it's configured to do so in the XFCE Power Manager. I've had this > problem on several machines, all the way back to R3.2, and I always blamed it > on lack of hardware support. > > Turns out, it's because Qubes comes with Xscreensaver enabled which overrides > the XFCE Power Manager settings. Xscreensaver is only configured to blank the > screen; I'm not sure if it even supports powering it off. To return control > to XFCE, go to Menu > System Tools > Session and Startup > Application > Autostart, and uncheck "Screensaver". Then you can logout, reboot, or go to > Menu > System Tools > Screensaver > File > Kill Daemon. You may have to also > open Menu > System Tools > Power Manager > Display, and switch "Display power > management" to off and then on again. > > Note this will disable the lockscreen. This is not recommended if you use a > USB keyboard or mouse and a USB Qube, or if someone has physical access to > your computer while it's on. Otherwise, I recommend enabling screen poweroff > in order to conserve energy and lengthen the lifespan of your screen's > backlight. >
there Does seem to be another session&startup-> application autostart item called Screensaver (Launch screensaver and locker program)(not just xscreensaver) that is 'checked' to start , maybe I'll leave it alone for now -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/ce83b375-1bcc-2690-887d-deb5661b9097%40riseup.net.
