We don't think this is a problem any more.
If the default lock function of your desktop environment isn't working you can try this workaround with xautolock.
sudo apt-get install xautolock
Autolock runs a command after a given duration of inactivity. Your screensaver or "locker" usually has a programmatic way to lock the screen. How that command looks like depends on which environment you're using.
MATE
- Go to Control Center and "Startup Applications".
- Add a new application with the command
xautolock -time 10 -locker "mate-screensaver-command -l"
The time is given in minutes.
light-dm
- add the following command to the autostart of your desktop environment:
xautolock -time 10 -locker "dm-tool lock"
The time is given in minutes.
gdm
- install gnome-screensaver:
sudo apt-get install gnome-screensaver - add the following command to the autostart of your desktop environment (
gnome-session-properties):xautolock -time 10 -locker "gnome-screensaver-command -l"
The time is given in minutes.
Posted by Claus-Theodor Riegg to makandra orga (2015-04-15 11:37)