Disabling the Screen Saver

Support knowledgebase (ke_screensaver)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Symptom:

The screen turns black at regular intervals (approx. every 10 minutes). How can this be avoided?

Cause:

The screen is preset this way.

Solution:

In the console:
setterm -blank 0
In the X window system:
xset s off
See also the configuration program xcnf, series xap.

Keywords: SCREEN SAVER, SETTERM, XSET, XCNF, BLACK

Categories: XFree86 , X Applications

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