How to Lock screen programatically on any Linux distro?

Longman · 01-12-2018, 01:23 AM

I understand that unfortunately there won't be one solution for all, but maybe there is anything that fits most of distros? Does it depend on desktop environment or something else? How do I even find this for all distros?

pan64 · 01-12-2018, 02:11 AM

what I can imagine: Ctrl-Alt-L (or anything else) can be used to lock screen and you can try to send that event programatically.

ondoho · 01-12-2018, 02:13 AM

i'd start with

Code:

xset s activate

- does that lock the screen?

if not, i'd look at systemd next:

Code:

systemctl | grep lock

PS:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...5/#post5805335

dugan · 01-12-2018, 02:05 PM

xlock is fairly universal, no?

BW-userx · 01-12-2018, 04:50 PM

I use i3lock is it for i3 wm but I use'd it in Fluxbox and WindowManager just program it in the keyboard short cuts...

ondoho · 01-13-2018, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

xlock is fairly universal, no?

not on my system, had to install it separately.
i'm also pretty sure op meant "a universal way to activate an already installed screenlocker".
let's se what they have to say for themselves.

there's also the distinction between Xorg and Wayland to be made...