Re: Desktop "locking".
From: Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:17:31 +0100
> On Lu, 13 dec 21, 23:56:14, Kenneth Parker wrote:
> >
> > light-locker is the package. It is a small subset of xscreensaver, if I
> > recall correctly.
>
> It's a component of XFCE (though LXDE is using it too) and completely
> unrelated to xscreensaver.
>
> Gnome is very likely using it's own thing (as per the description,
> light-locker relies on lightdm while Gnome is using gdm3).
Thanks Andre. I wonder whether we all refer to the same green button.
http://easthope.ca/UnlockYourDesktop.jpg
It wasn't among the first hundred or so images reported by Google.
I removed light-locker and green button continues to appear. =8~(
peter@joule:/home/peter$ dpkg -l | grep locker
peter@joule:/home/peter$
I don't need a desktop environment particularly. Definitely don't
need screen locking. A screen saver is a good idea.
With Wayland/Weston working I think of removing as much of gnome as
possible.
In case anyone has helpful tips about the transition from X11,
https://wiki.debian.org/wayland can be severely improved.
Thx, ... P.
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