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Asked: 2020-03-17 07:57:57 +0800 CST

Mousemover to prevent idle?

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Is there any working utility that can simulate mouse movements on a ubuntu?

Important: I only want that utility to control the mouse if the machine is idle for X minutes.

Of course I could use xdotool to simulate some movement, but how would I detect if the pc is idle for x minutes? I could not find any working tool for linux...

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2 Answers

  1. There's a program that moves the mouse when it detects you are away, or idle.

    https://github.com/carrot69/keep-presence/

    You can install it from snap:

    sudo snap install keep-presence

    Then run it:

    keep-presence --seconds 30

    It will move the mouse after 30 seconds if it detects that you are idle.

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  2. Meanwhile I created my own script:

    #requires:
# 'xprintidle' for inactivity check (in ms)
# 'rand' for generating random number (screen resolution)
# 'xdotool' to move the mouse pointer

#parameters:
# 100000 idle time in ms before executing the mousemove
# 800 / 600: your screen resolution, at at least the moving range for the mouse pointer

while :; do
    if  [ $(xprintidle) -gt 100000 ]
    then
        xdotool mousemove `rand -M 800` `rand -M 600`;
    fi

    sleep 30
done
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