How do I set the screen timeout?

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I am trying to set the screen timeout so that the computer does not timeout during transfer of a large file. How do I set the screen timeout?

You can set the time screen in System Settings -> Brightness and Lock — Emilio Galarraga, Mar 26 '17 at 12:07

heynnema · Answer 1 · 2018-09-14T13:36:10.910

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Select the System Settings from the icon located on the far right in your top panel. Once there select the Brightness & Lock settings. It will look as I've shown below. Change the "Turn screen off when inactive for" to never, and change the "Lock Screen" switch to off.

In 18.04 it looks like this...

edited Sep 14 '18 at 13:36

answered Mar 26 '17 at 14:30

heynnema

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Under 18.04, there is no such setting. It is Settings > Power > Blank screen I guess. – slhck Jun 07 '18 at 16:51

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 18 '19 at 06:52

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I'm not exactly sure what I'm running, but it might help someone else to know that I found it under Settings Manager → Power Manager → Display.

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answered Jun 17 '19 at 15:33

John

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 18 '19 at 05:40

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If you want to turn off the screen lock, run:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false

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answered Jun 14 '19 at 20:23

Shawn Xue

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How do I set the screen timeout?

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