Comment 22 for bug 1205384

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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

Well, #19 describes a workaround, but it requires using a package from a PPA repository https://launchpad.net/~light-locker/+archive/release .

Another workaround that uses a package from Universe repository of Ubuntu and works around Bug #1229486, too, is here: Install suckless-tools, edit /usr/bin/lxlock to run slock insead of any other locking utility (or add a script named lxlock at /usr/local/bin/ to run slock). Note that slock does not even display password prompt, but a blank screen you have to type password in, and there is no way to swit. xlock would be better, but xlockmore package containing it is no more available in Ubuntu repositories. Neither of those work with xfce4-power-manager that uses xscreensaver, which have to be run as a daemon; if you are going to suspend/hibernate+lock by xfce4-power-manager, you have to autostart xfce4-power-manager (edit in lxsession-edit) and xscreensaver (how?) and then you may want to use "xscreensaver-command -lock" in lxlock, instead of slock. xscreensaver allows new login.