1XScreenSaver(6)                  Games Manual                  XScreenSaver(6)
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NAME

6       xscreensaver-systemd  -  lock  the  screen  upon  suspend,  and inhibit
7       screen-blanking during video playback.
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SYNOPSIS

10       xscreensaver-systemd [--verbose] [--version]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  xscreensaver-systemd  program  is  a  helper  daemon  launched  by
14       xscreensaver(1)  for systemd(1) or elogind(8) integration.  It does two
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17       * When the system is about to go to sleep (e.g.,  the  laptop  lid  has
18         just  been closed) it locks the screen just before the system sleeps,
19         by running xscreensaver-command --suspend.  When the system wakes  up
20         again,  it  runs xscreensaver-command --deactivate to make the unlock
21         dialog appear immediately.  It does this  through  the  org.freedesk‐
22         top.login1(5) D-Bus interface.
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24       * When  another process asks for the screen saver to be inhibited (e.g.
25         because a video is playing) this program periodically  runs  xscreen‐
26         saver-command  --deactivate  to keep the display un-blanked.  It does
27         this until that other program asks for it to stop, or exits.  It does
28         this  through  the org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver(5), org.gnome.Session‐
29         Manager(5) and org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.PolicyAgent(5) D-Bus in‐
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BUGS

33       Blanking-related  problems take two forms: failing to connect to D-Bus;
34       and other programs requesting stupid things.
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36   D-BUS
37       Only one program at a time can register with systemd(1)  or  elogind(8)
38       for  screen-saver-related events, so if another screen saver is running
39       as a part of the desktop environment, xscreensaver-systemd will be  un‐
40       able to launch.  This program has workarounds for Gnome and KDE, but if
41       you are using something else, that might be a problem.
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43   CHROME & CHROMIUM (101.0)
44       * Playing only audio in Chrome will prevent your screen from  blanking.
45         Chrome  sends the exact same "inhibit" reason for audio as for video,
46         so we can't tell them apart.
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48       * Chrome prevents your screen from blanking when playing short, looping
49         videos.  This means that your screen won't blank when Chrome is show‐
50         ing a Twitter page (because those animated GIFs aren't  really  GIFs,
51         they are MP4s).  This affects Tweetdeck as well.
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53         The  proper  way  to  fix this would be for Chrome to stop inhibiting
54         once a video loops.  That way your multi-hour  movie  inhibits  prop‐
55         erly, but your looping GIF only inhibits for the first few seconds.
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57       Firefox does not have either of these problems.
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59   MPLAYER (2:1.4)
60       Makes no attempt to inhibit the screen saver.  Use VLC instead.
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62   MPV (0.33)
63       Makes no attempt to inhibit the screen saver.  Use VLC instead.
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65   VARIOUS
66       Most  programs  fail  to re-enable screen blanking if they crash or are
67       killed while playing.  We try to detect when  this  has  happened,  but
68       that  might  not work with all versions of systemd, resulting in screen
69       blanking remaining permanently disabled.  If that happens, killing  and
70       restarting xscreensaver-systemd is a workaround.
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SEE ALSO

73       X(1),   xscreensaver(1),   xscreensaver-settings(1),  xscreensaver-com‐
74       mand(1), systemd(1), sd-bus(3), elogind(8)
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77       Copyright © 2019-2022 by Martin Lucina and Jamie Zawinski.   Permission
78       to  use,  copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose
79       with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that  the  above  copy‐
80       right notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
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82       The  software  is  provided  "as  is" and the author disclaims all war‐
83       ranties with regard to this software including all  implied  warranties
84       of  merchantability and fitness. in no event shall the author be liable
85       for any special, direct, indirect, or consequential damages or any dam‐
86       ages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in
87       an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out
88       of or in connection with the use or performance of this software.
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AUTHOR

91       Martin Lucina <martin@lucina.net>, 4-Jun-2019
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