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Andreas Hartmann
Asked: 2013-09-23 23:37:29 +0800 CST

How to prevent my screens from turning off, when the screen is locked?

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I would like to have my screen fully powered at all times, but it goes to standby once I lock my PC.

13.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Open your System Settings. We need to make changes to Power and Brightness & Lock settings.

    System Settings

    Power Settings

    Change the value of Suspend when inactive for to Don't suspend.

    Power Settings

    Brightness & Lock Settings

    Change the value of Turn screen off when inactive for to Never.

    Brightness & Lock Settings

    This should help to achieve your desired result.

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  2. I had to install additional screensaver program XScreenSaver and use it instead of default one because accepted answer had no effect for me on Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.10.

    1. Install XScreenSaver:

       sudo apt install xscreensaver

    2. Add this command to Startup Applications:

       xscreensaver -nosplash

    3. Disable default Super+L shortcut

      • Install CompizConfig Settings Manager

        sudo apt install compizconfig-settings-manager

      • Launch it and click "Ubuntu Unity Plugin"

      • Click the button next to "Key to lock the screen."

      • Disable

    4. Add this command to enable Super+L shortcut for XScreenSaver in System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts:

       xscreensaver-command -lock
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