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Seth
Asked: 2014-04-12 11:46:54 +0800 CST

How can I lock AND blank the screen from the keyboard in 14.04?

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In older versions of Ubuntu when you pressed Ctrl+Alt+L it would lock and blank the screen (start the screensaver). In 14.04 it just locks the screen.

How can I get it to lock AND blank the screen?

shortcut-keys

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  1. Best Answer

    Open System Settings and navigate to Keyboard -> Shortcuts. Open the "System" section, click on "Lock screen" and press Backspace. This will disable the system lock screen shortcut.

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    Now click the + button. A dialog will pop up asking for your input. Add a custom name and put: 

    gnome-screensaver-command -la

    in the "command" field.

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    Click "Apply". Now click "disabled" next to the shortcut you just created and press the key combination you want to use to lock and blank the screen.

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    You're done!

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