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Re: Lightweight xlock alternatives?



Remo Inverardi <invi@your.toilet.ch> writes:

> Is there a lightweight xlock alternative? Actually, I just want to
> lock my X session, so I don't have to logoff when I leave my office to
> get coffee. Xlock with the "-lock blank" parameter is about what I'm
> looking for, but it's *way* to big.

In what way is it heavyweight?  I generally use xscreensaver, which
runs as a daemon; 'xscreensaver-command -lock' locks the screen.
Pretty graphicy things run as separate processes, so I think starting
it up should be pretty cheap.

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