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disable_screen_blanking [2014/04/25 12:48] juckinsdisable_screen_blanking [2025/03/20 18:23] (current) juckins
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-====== Disabling Screen Blanking ======+==== Disable Screen Blanking in Linux ==== 
 By default, Red Hat Linux blanks the screen after an interval of no keyboard or mouse activity (usually 10 minutes).  This can be sometimes inconvenient. By default, Red Hat Linux blanks the screen after an interval of no keyboard or mouse activity (usually 10 minutes).  This can be sometimes inconvenient.
  
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 Redhat 6.4: Redhat 6.4:
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 +From Brad:
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 +The workaround is achieved by issuing the following, as user root:
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 +gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type bool --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/idle_activation_enabled false
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 <code> <code>
 Have gotten a few reports and concerns about issues waking up from the  Have gotten a few reports and concerns about issues waking up from the 
disable_screen_blanking.1398444538.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/04/25 12:48 by juckins