Ubuntu
xscreensaver package

  1. Bug #924278
  2. Comment #12

Comment 12 for bug 924278

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Peter Vohmann (pvohmann) wrote :

I have installed xscreensaver into Ubuntu 14.04.
I had to replace gnome-screensaver{,-command} with xscreensaver to get it to work.
But after that I find that DPMS is Disabled, and it annoys me.

Even without activating xserver, the xset power management is broken:

I could enable DPMS with this command:
xset +dpms

I could also force DPMS in suspend mode, and my display would enter power saving mode:
xset dpms force suspend

But within one minute, the display powers up, and DPMS is Disabled again!

So what is the proper way to control the GNOME power management?