Fedora 37: Gnome 43: screensaver: How to lock screen from command line

[Dario Lesca]

I want start screen saver and lock screen from command line.

What is the new method into Gnome 43, since "gnome-screensaver-command
-l" no longer exists?

Thanks

[Dario Lesca]

Found it, by myself

https://notes.zerodogg.org/GNOME/lock-unlock-cli/

# Lock
dbus-send --session --dest=org.gnome.ScreenSaver --type=method_call --print-reply --reply-timeout=20000 /org/gnome/ScreenSaver org.gnome.ScreenSaver.SetActive boolean:true

# Unlock
dbus-send --session --dest=org.gnome.ScreenSaver --type=method_call --print-reply --reply-timeout=20000 /org/gnome/ScreenSaver org.gnome.ScreenSaver.SetActive boolean:false

Dario

Il giorno gio, 23/03/2023 alle 17.13 +0100, Dario Lesca ha scritto:
> I want start screen saver and lock screen from command line.
>
> What is the new method into Gnome 43, since "gnome-screensaver-
> command
> -l" no longer exists?
>
> Thanks
>
> -- 
> Dario Lesca
> (inviato dal mio Linux Fedora 37 Workstation)
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[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 21:06 +0100, Dario Lesca wrote:
> Found it, by myself
>
> https://notes.zerodogg.org/GNOME/lock-unlock-cli/
>
> # Lock
> dbus-send --session --dest=org.gnome.ScreenSaver --type=method_call -
> -print-reply --reply-timeout=20000 /org/gnome/ScreenSaver
> org.gnome.ScreenSaver.SetActive boolean:true
>
> # Unlock
> dbus-send --session --dest=org.gnome.ScreenSaver --type=method_call -
> -print-reply --reply-timeout=20000 /org/gnome/ScreenSaver
> org.gnome.ScreenSaver.SetActive boolean:false

This appears to be Gnome-specific. Presumably equivalents exist for
those of us who use other DEs, but it would be interesting if a generic
solution existed.

poc

[Tim]

On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 22:27 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> This appears to be Gnome-specific. Presumably equivalents exist for
> those of us who use other DEs, but it would be interesting if a generic
> solution existed.

Would those other desktop environments be using gnome-screensaver?

[Dario Lesca]

Il giorno sab, 25/03/2023 alle 12.57 +1030, Tim via users ha scritto:
> Would those other desktop environments be using gnome-screensaver?

gnome-screensaver no longer exists

[lesca@dodo ~]$ dnf search gnome-screensaver
============================================= Summary delle corrispondenze: gnome-screensaver ==============================================
budgie-screensaver.x86_64 : A fork of gnome-screensaver intended for use with Budgie Desktop

Dario

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sat, 2023-03-25 at 12:57 +1030, Tim via users wrote:
> On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 22:27 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > This appears to be Gnome-specific. Presumably equivalents exist for
> > those of us who use other DEs, but it would be interesting if a
> > generic
> > solution existed.
>
> Would those other desktop environments be using gnome-screensaver?

I guess what I'm asking is if there's a standard (XDG) way to invoke a
screensaver.

poc

[Wolfgang Pfeiffer]

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 10:58:28AM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> I guess what I'm asking is if there's a standard (XDG) way to invoke a
> screensaver.

Not sure if this is a "standard (XDG) way", but I'm running i3lock:
https://i3wm.org/i3lock/

Simple and efficient.
https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/i3lock

My environment:

% env | egrep -i 'n__desktop|session=|ssion_t|xdm'
DESKTOP_SESSION=i3
DM_CONTROL=/run/xdmctl
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDM_MANAGED=method=classic

% loginctl session-status | grep Servic[e]
     Service: kdm; type x11; class user

HTH,
Wolfgang

[Ranjan Maitra]

Hi,

I use slock. It is lightweight, and does not get in the way (as they like to say). It is part of the suckless tools (www.suckless.org).

Thanks,
Ranjan

On Sun Mar26'23 03:15:32PM, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> From: Wolfgang Pfeiffer 
> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 15:15:32 +0200
> To: Community support for Fedora users 
> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users 
> Subject: Re: Fedora 37: Gnome 43: screensaver: How to  lock screen from
>  command line
>
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 10:58:28AM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > I guess what I'm asking is if there's a standard (XDG) way to invoke a
> > screensaver.
>
> Not sure if this is a "standard (XDG) way", but I'm running i3lock:
> https://i3wm.org/i3lock/
>
> Simple and efficient.
> https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/i3lock
>
> My environment:
>
> % env | egrep -i 'n__desktop|session=|ssion_t|xdm'
> DESKTOP_SESSION=i3
> DM_CONTROL=/run/xdmctl
> XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
> XDM_MANAGED=method=classic
>
> % loginctl session-status | grep Servic[e]
>     Service: kdm; type x11; class user
>
> HTH,
> Wolfgang
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[Tim]

On Sun, 2023-03-26 at 15:15 +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> Not sure if this is a "standard (XDG) way", but I'm running i3lock:
> https://i3wm.org/i3lock/

Interesting, or should I say really weird, that it's *default* blank
screen is white (according to that page).  What a way to prematurely
age a screen!

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2023-03-27 at 10:07 +1030, Tim via users wrote:
> On Sun, 2023-03-26 at 15:15 +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> > Not sure if this is a "standard (XDG) way", but I'm running i3lock:
> > https://i3wm.org/i3lock/
>
> Interesting, or should I say really weird, that it's *default* blank
> screen is white (according to that page).  What a way to prematurely
> age a screen!

Maybe that's s subtle way to encourage you to change it :-)

poc

[Dario Lesca]

Il giorno dom, 26/03/2023 alle 15.15 +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer ha
scritto:
> Not sure if this is a "standard (XDG) way", but I'm running i3lock:
> https://i3wm.org/i3lock/
>
> Simple and efficient.
> https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/i3lock
>
> My environment:
>
> % env | egrep -i 'n__desktop|session=|ssion_t|xdm'
> DESKTOP_SESSION=i3
> DM_CONTROL=/run/xdmctl
> XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
> XDM_MANAGED=method=classic
>
> % loginctl session-status | grep Servic[e]
>          Service: kdm; type x11; class user

Yes, i3lock and slock start a lock screen.

But not start the standard Gnome lock screen.

All other D.E. have their own screen locker, not Gnome, This is a
strange thing.

Now I have wrote a shell script with the dbus-send previous command
inside that do this job

Thanks

[T.C. Hollingsworth]

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 3:58 AM Patrick O'Callaghan
 wrote:
> On Sat, 2023-03-25 at 12:57 +1030, Tim via users wrote:
> > On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 22:27 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > This appears to be Gnome-specific. Presumably equivalents exist for
> > > those of us who use other DEs, but it would be interesting if a
> > > generic
> > > solution existed.
> >
> > Would those other desktop environments be using gnome-screensaver?
>
> I guess what I'm asking is if there's a standard (XDG) way to invoke a
> screensaver.

$ loginctl lock-session

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2023-03-27 at 21:48 -0700, T.C. Hollingsworth wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 3:58 AM Patrick O'Callaghan
>  wrote:
> > On Sat, 2023-03-25 at 12:57 +1030, Tim via users wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 22:27 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > > This appears to be Gnome-specific. Presumably equivalents exist
> > > > for
> > > > those of us who use other DEs, but it would be interesting if a
> > > > generic
> > > > solution existed.
> > >
> > > Would those other desktop environments be using gnome-
> > > screensaver?
> >
> > I guess what I'm asking is if there's a standard (XDG) way to
> > invoke a
> > screensaver.
>
> $ loginctl lock-session

Not quite the same. A screensaver won't necessarily lock the session.

poc

[Dario Lesca]

Il giorno ven, 24/03/2023 alle 22.27 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan ha
scritto:
> This appears to be Gnome-specific. Presumably equivalents exist for
> those of us who use other DEs, but it would be interesting if a
> generic solution existed.

I'm looking for a gnome solution and what i found it's the only
existing one.

Other desktops each have their own screensaver manager[1]

Dario

[1] [lesca@dodo ~]$ dnf search screensaver
Ultima verifica della scadenza dei metadati: 0:00:35 fa il sab 25 mar 2023, 10:09:08.
============================================= Name & Summary delle corrispondenze: screensaver =============================================
budgie-screensaver.x86_64 : A fork of gnome-screensaver intended for use with Budgie Desktop
cinnamon-screensaver.x86_64 : Cinnamon Screensaver
deepin-screensaver.x86_64 : Screensaver Tool
deepin-screensaver-data.noarch : Screensaver data
mate-screensaver.i686 : MATE Screensaver
mate-screensaver.x86_64 : MATE Screensaver
mate-screensaver-devel.i686 : Development files for mate-screensaver
mate-screensaver-devel.x86_64 : Development files for mate-screensaver
qstars-xscreensaver.x86_64 : XScreenSaver support for qstars
rss-glx-xscreensaver.x86_64 : Really Slick Screensavers
tempest-xscreensaver.x86_64 : XScreenSaver support for tempest
xfce4-screensaver.x86_64 : Screensaver application for Xfce Desktop
xmountains-xscreensaver.noarch : XScreenSaver integration support
xscreensaver-base.x86_64 : A minimal installation of xscreensaver
xscreensaver-extras.x86_64 : An enhanced set of screensavers
xscreensaver-extras-base.x86_64 : A base package for screensavers
xscreensaver-extras-gss.x86_64 : Desktop files of extras for other screensaver
xscreensaver-gl-base.x86_64 : A base package for screensavers that require OpenGL
xscreensaver-gl-extras.x86_64 : An enhanced set of screensavers that require OpenGL
xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss.x86_64 : Desktop files of gl-extras for other screensaver