[SOLVED] Gnome lock-screen not working

rufus_lenhador · 2017-11-06 22:07:49

Hi,

I installed Arch a few days ago and I'm using gnome-flashback.
I can't lock my screen.

I can leave the computer idling for a lot of time, hit Ctrl Alt L or Super L and it won't lock the screen. Even if I click "Lock screen" from the user menu on top right corner, nothing happens.

I checked on gnome settings > privacy > lock screen is activated.

How can I fix that?

Thanks

Last edited by rufus_lenhador (2017-11-07 01:06:46)

circleface · 2017-11-07 00:06:26

Do the logs / jounal show anything when you try to lock the screen?

rufus_lenhador · 2017-11-07 00:16:36

Can you tell me where those logs are?
I'm quite new to Arch. I'm used to /var/log/syslog (doesn't exist).

The files at /var/log seem to be binary.

jasonwryan · 2017-11-07 00:18:04

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Journal

rufus_lenhador · 2017-11-07 00:24:30

Thanks!

Yeah, there is something related:

nov 06 21:20:44 gnome-panel[741]: Could not ask screensaver to lock: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.ScreenSaver was not provided by any .service files

Should I install xscreensaver, gnome-screensaver or another?

circleface · 2017-11-07 00:37:25

gnome-screensaver is the one meant for gnome, so that might solve your problem. I have no idea if xscreensaver works with gnome, since i don't use either.

ooo · 2017-11-07 00:44:28

See Optional Deps in "pacman -Si gnome-flashback" command output.

If you don't know how optional dependencies work on arch, see explanation here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … g_packages

Last edited by ooo (2017-11-07 00:44:48)

rufus_lenhador · 2017-11-07 01:06:27

Thanks! Installed gnome-screensaver and now Super + L is locking my screen :-)

So I can list the optional deps, but not install them automatically. Curiously, the gnome-screensaver was the only one missing.

jasonwryan · 2017-11-07 01:09:10

They are optional; if they were installed automatically that would make them depends.

rufus_lenhador · 2017-11-07 01:16:54

I mean there's no way to say "install all the opt deps of this package".

jasonwryan · 2017-11-07 01:36:12

Well, you could do it, but why would you want to? The whole point of Arch is to think about what you are installing.

ooo · 2017-11-07 01:59:08

AFAIK, there's no command, or pacman option to install package with all of it's optional dependencies though, but you'd have to install each optdeps like any other package.

You should also take a note of pacman's "--asdeps" option when installing optional dependencies, to keep your local pacman database in shape.

jasonwryan · 2017-11-07 02:08:47

ooo wrote:

AFAIK, there's no command, or pacman option to install package with all of it's optional dependencies though

pacman -S $(expac -S "%n %o" $package)

saurabh000345 · 2019-01-16 22:02:01

Hey! I installed the gnome-screensaver. The journalctl now reads:
Couldn't lock screen: Cannot invoke method; proxy is for a well-known name without an owner and proxy was constructed with the G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START flag

What is the possible work-around?

saurabh000345 · 2019-01-16 22:08:08

saurabh000345 wrote:

Hey! I installed the gnome-screensaver. The journalctl now reads:
Couldn't lock screen: Cannot invoke method; proxy is for a well-known name without an owner and proxy was constructed with the G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START flag
What is the possible work-around?

Okay fixed it... This forum said that it supports gdm: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1558740
Earlier, I had lightdm enabled. I installed gdm and enabled it while disabling lightdm, And boom! It works now.

brunocosta · 2020-05-23 02:25:21

I removed the package-screensaver since it not necessary any more apprently

ran dconf and went to org.gnome.desktop.lockdown and set the key disable-lock-screen to [false] I don't know why it was set to true
Problem solved I can now press Super + L and the screen lock right away.

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