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Linux isn't even close for normal people's desktop use. Just recently I tried and failed to simply set up a screensaver that turns my screen black (not off!) t
by qot 5y ago
Linux isn't even close for normal people's desktop use.
Just recently I tried and failed to simply set up a screensaver that turns my screen black (not off!) to save my display from burn-in. Eventually I just gave up. You can't do this with stock GNOME. I also tried xscreensaver (but the Debian-specific instructions in the man page are out of date) and xfce4-screensaver, both didn't work.
I've been using Debian GNU/Linux since Feb 2016 and consider myself adept but still couldn't figure this very simple task out.
- nxbp 5y agoWhat? It really couldn't be simpler: You open settings -> screensaver, choose blank after N minutes and close the settings window. Works.
- qot 5y agoI have no screensaver options under settings: https://i.imgur.com/WM3xIWL.png https://i.imgur.com/WM3xIWL.png Note, I'm using Debian Sid. Gnome 3.36.2 on Wayland.
- nano9 5y agoTry looking under Power.
- qot 5y agoNope, this is quite the opposite of black: https://i.imgur.com/L0O0fNn.png https://i.imgur.com/L0O0fNn.png It also turns my display off, which is not what I want: https://i.imgur.com/z5BIqGj.png https://i.imgur.com/z5BIqGj.png Seems like it's not as simple as @nxbp claims.
- prmoustache 5y agoEven my grandmother who used her first computer late in her seventies knew how to do that on linux.
- qot 5y agoPlease enlighten me. I've sunk hours into this.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y agoUse xautolock with i3lock w/ a black image..
- qot 5y agoThat will still black the display when I'm watching youtube.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y agohttps://github.com/caffeine-ng/caffeine-ng https://github.com/caffeine-ng/caffeine-ng Edit: fyi this wasn’t part of your initial complaint. I don’t use caffeine because I want my screen to predictably lock
- qot 5y ago"normal people's desktop use"
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y agoI’m not sure while you’re so hostile, but I wish you luck on all future endeavours.
- phendrenad2 5y agoTo be fair, what you're looking for (black but not off) is probably not something many people would want or care about. But it does demonstrate how (A) inflexible and (B) feature-poor most Linux distros are
- qot 5y agoI'm really just looking to display a screensaver which _is_ something people want and care about. All screensaver software that I've seen supports displaying an image / slide show which I will simply set to a black image. Another common feature is just displaying black. Note: in Windows both of these are quite easy.