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Re: How can I lock screen in Lubuntu?

 

Thanks, 'xscreensaver-command -lock' works just fine for deliberately
locking the screen. Is there an easy way to get the screen locked in
suspend-resume sequence?

Regards!
Mikhail

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Duy Hùng Trần <nguyentieuhau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi!
> You can create a new blank file on your desktop, open it with leafpad and
> insert these lines:
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Encoding=UTF-8
> Name=Lock Screen
> Comment=Locks your screen
> Icon=system-lock-screen
> Exec=xscreensaver-command -lock
> Terminal=false
> Type=Application
>
> When you want to lock your screen you can click on this file. And you can go
> to Preferences, open Screensaver then you can set your screensaver settings
> include screen locking.
>
> Hope this could help you :).
>
> On 1 August 2010 21:40, Mikhail Maksimov <mcwillin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, list.
>>
>> When playing with Lubuntu (Lucid, installed from 10.04 mini.iso, if
>> that matters) I've noticed that it is... er... less "paranoid" than
>> mainstream Ubuntu. I mean, there's no (obvious) way to lock the
>> desktop, and when resuming from suspend, the system  does not ask for
>> password. Am I just missing some well-hidden checkbox? Or maybe
>> lubuntu is so lightweight that one needs an extra package or two for
>> screen-locking to work? Anyway, how can I get desktop locking in
>> Lubuntu?
>>
>> Regards!
>> Mikhail
>>
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