[SOLVED] Lock screen function like in ubuntu

Nazgulled · Guru Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 485

In ubuntu, in one of the menus (can't remember wich one) you have a menu entry to lock the screen whch the whole screen will fade and then you need o input your password to get back to the desktop. Is that some gnome app that I can emerge? which one? Otherwise, can I have something like that in my gentoo box running gnome?

Kurt Steiner · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:36 pm Post subject:

You can use vlock, but you will have to switch to console first.

Earthwings · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

Moved from Other Things Gentoo to Desktop Environments. In KDE the shortcut ist Ctrl+Alt+L, in Gnome the function was probably removed because it might confuse users :twisted:

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gen2fox · Guru Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 544

IIRC, I had to emerge xscreensaver for the "Lock Screen" menu item to appear.
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Nazgulled · Guru Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 485

Earthwings · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject:

IMHO you should install wtf or read in wikipedia about it :wink:

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Nazgulled · Guru Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 485

@gen2fox
thanks, it was xscreensaver...