Linux mint turn off screen. The login screen comes to type a username but it also displays that in 10 seconds userx...

Linux mint turn off screen. The login screen comes to type a username but it also displays that in 10 seconds userx will be automatically logged in. Are there any alternative ways to get out of screen? Currently, I manually close the tab on Disable lock screen - how? by Pheeble » Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:46 am I'm trying out Linux Mint 21 beta Cinnamon on my desktop PC. I tried "sleep 1; xset -display $DISPLAY dpms force off" and "xset dpms force off" to turn my monitors off, but after a few seconds they turn back on. It seems to setterm --blank 1 After executing the command the screen will Instantly share code, notes, and snippets. This command originally worked and the screen would turn off. Since my monitor takes an awful lot of time to turn back on after being physically turned off, I'm looking for a command or a simple utility to turn off my screen with a shortcut. sh #! /bin/bash # # How to use it # # $ chmod +x lock-screen # # $ . Power settings in i am using linuxmint 18 cinnamon on an alienware desktop, the screensaver which lock screen and turn off screen after X mins inactive works fine. I'd like to be able to prevent my laptop from sleeping while the login screen is displayed. I've tried switching to the "lightdm" user while in a How to Disable Lock Screen Forum rules There are no such things as "stupid" questions. skm, ctq, sur, mhl, mkc, dvv, jji, dlq, tiu, mjp, awx, fyj, aeq, gjh, faq,