Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-13 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2015-03-12 12:34:06 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: Vincent Lefevre wrote: xscreensaver is not safe: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=403557 (concerning the when the system has no external input for a defined period of time). I read through that bug log and I don't

Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Bret Busby
Debian 7 allow screensavers, that lock a screen, and require logging in, either when the system has no external input for a defined period of time, or, when a person manually invokes the Lock screen functionality? If so, how do I get a screensaver to work, in Debian 7? I realise that alot

Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Linux-Fan
is displayed, that refers to screensavers. Does Debian 7 allow screensavers, that lock a screen, and require logging in, either when the system has no external input for a defined period of time, or, when a person manually invokes the Lock screen functionality? Have you tried to configure

Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Lisi Reisz
is displayed, that refers to screensavers. Does Debian 7 allow screensavers, that lock a screen, and require logging in, either when the system has no external input for a defined period of time, or, when a person manually invokes the Lock screen functionality? This whole thing is surely

Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Lisi Reisz
is listed, that can be found, and, in going to the System Tools - Administration and System Tools - Preferences, nothing is displayed, that refers to screensavers. Does Debian 7 allow screensavers, that lock a screen, and require logging in, either when the system has no external input

Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Bret Busby
- Administration and System Tools - Preferences, nothing is displayed, that refers to screensavers. Does Debian 7 allow screensavers, that lock a screen, and require logging in, either when the system has no external input for a defined period of time, or, when a person manually invokes the Lock

Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Bob Proulx
Vincent Lefevre wrote: xscreensaver is not safe: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=403557 (concerning the when the system has no external input for a defined period of time). I read through that bug log and I don't see why you say it is not safe as a general statement.

Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2015-03-12 10:44:20 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: On 03/12/2015 10:33 AM, Bret Busby wrote: Does Debian 7 allow screensavers, that lock a screen, and require logging in, either when the system has no external input for a defined period of time, or, when a person manually invokes the Lock

Re: Debian 7 and screensavers

2015-03-12 Thread Petter Adsen
, and, in going to the System Tools - Administration and System Tools - Preferences, nothing is displayed, that refers to screensavers. Does Debian 7 allow screensavers, that lock a screen, and require logging in, either when the system has no external input for a defined period of time, or, when