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[Peter Vohmann <pvohmann@xxxxxx>]

I have installed xscreensaver into Ubuntu 14.04.
I had to replace gnome-screensaver{,-command} with xscreensaver to get it to work.
But after that I find that DPMS is Disabled, and it annoys me.

Even without activating xserver, the xset power management is broken:

I could enable DPMS with this command:
xset +dpms

I could also force DPMS in suspend mode, and my display would enter power saving mode:
xset dpms force suspend

But within one minute, the display powers up, and DPMS is Disabled
again!


So what is the proper way to control the GNOME power management?

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/924278

Title:
  xscreensaver doesn't enable DPMS

Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 dev with xscreensaver 5.15-2ubuntu1. The
  configuration menu xscreensaver-demo provides under the register
  Advanced the option "Power Management Enable". But this option doesn't
  enable DPMS (xset -q says "DPMS is Disabled") so the screen can never
  go in the standby mode. The only way to get it work is to call xset
  +dpms.

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