Questions tagged [idle]
85 questions
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How can I know when my screen was locked last time?
Exist a log where I can look for that information? I want to know last days when my PC automatically locked the screen because was idle.
user58366
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How to set intel_idle.max_cstate=1
How can i set intel idle max cstate to 1 and how can i check when it will done. i have a freeze problem because of bay trail cores.
i tried kernel 4.5 4.1.12 4.4 but freeze problem still continue.
at the moment 4.4 is my kernel version.
Ozan Temel
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How to shut down Ubuntu after 2 hours of being idle?
Running: Xubuntu 14.04 32-bit.
I have read several outdated, not working, working different that I want answers here and elsewhere. I had a script that resulted in shutting my Laptop down at boot time after I set it to autostart.
I also tried it…
redanimalwar
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Execute shell script or command on idle time
I'm searching for the possibility to execute a shell script or command based on idle time in the bash shell.
As an example, if I'm in a SSH session to a server of mine and after X minutes of inactivity in the terminal, I want a command to start a…
jacob.granquist
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How to get suspend when idle if no user logged in (lightdm)
I can't figure out how to get Ubuntu 11.10 to suspend when idle from a lightdm login screen. I've found methods to do this from gdm, but even those reference configuration files that aren't present in 11.10.
EXAMPLE:…
Bob Valiant
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Unable to start sublime text
I had been using Sublime Text 2 with no issues.
I installed IDLE and now I'm unable to start Sublime Text. I tried uninstalling IDLE, but Sublime Text is still not starting. Here's the error:
Unable to load libgdk-x11-2.0.so
Unable to load…
Pramod
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Ubuntu 18.10 - Issue with screen inactivity and lock screen
Clean installation of Ubuntu 18.10 beta
I want the screen to turn off after 1 minute of inactivity, but I do not want the system to be locked when it is activated again. So I do :
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 60
gsettings set…
Ciro Alvaro
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Set suspend idle delay time on terminal on Ubuntu 18.04
How can I set idle delay time on Ubuntu 18.04 suspend on terminal?
crl tzn
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xprintidle doesn't work in cronjob. Why?
I have lxle (Lubuntu) 12.04 installed and I spent lots of time looking for working solution to make PC shutdown after some period of idle state.
After checking many programs which haven't worked I decided to spend much time of shell script solution…
Michał
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How do you limit root partition disk access to allow drive to go into standby mode?
When there are no users on my system, I would like the hard disk to spindown to low-power state. I realize that this might not be 100% achievable for a straight 24 hours, but it seems reasonable that the system could remain idle for a few hours at a…
cmcginty
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23.04 Upgrade - no more deep sleep
Since upgrading to 23.04 I've noticed that my laptop no longer enters deep sleep (suspend to RAM / S0i3). One of the reasons I switched from Tumbleweed back to Ubuntu was that I had issues getting S0ix sleep states to work, but when I installed…
RAS
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Time to dim the screen in Ubuntu 14.04
Ok so it seems that the key in org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power idle-dim-time is gone in the new Ubuntu version. Since the old method Increase screen idle dim timeout doesn't work anymore are there any other ways to change this?
Homulvas
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how would I run a script or application when idle?
I would like to run various cryptocurrency generators, "miners" as they are known as, whenever my main pc is idle more then 30 minutes (no mouse or keyboard activity, etc.). How would I set this up?
edit: haven't picked what miners I'd use but I…
Raansu
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Keep audio "awake"
I'm using audio output over HDMI from my video card (Radeon HD-4650 RV730) to an AVR.
When there is no audio output it seems that the system turns off the audio and my receiver shows no audio input. Then, when audio starts, it takes a second or two…
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How to know how long my computer has not been used via GUI?
How can I see for how long there hasn't been any input via mouse or keyboard on my computer?
Beili
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