HowScreenLockingWorks
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** This page is a work in progress **
Introduction
Screen locking is a complex combination of many different packages, applications, and tools. Different desktop environments, such as Gnome and KDE, do not use the same applications to lock the screen. This wiki page will attempt to document the screen locking process for each desktop environment.
Gnome (Ubuntu)
Software
gnome-screensaver
GNOME Power Manager
Indicator Applet
xdg-screensaver
"Lock Screen" gnome-panel applet
Screensaver Inhibiting
To be completed.
KDE (Kubuntu)
To be completed.
XFCE (Xubuntu, Mythbuntu)
To be completed.