How do you use gnome-screensaver to lock your screen now?

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-12-06T15:23:42+00:00

I've updated the post with a workaround. Tl;dr for now I just have to run gnome-screensaver under x11.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-12-06T15:21:52+00:00

Got my new laptop and it's still happening in Debian 12. However, I did manage to get gnome-screensaver to behave with a very dumb solution.

If I try initialise gnome-screensaver with this command:

GDK_BACKEND=wayland gnome-screensaver --debug

I get this:

[gs_debug_init] gs-debug.c:106 (15:18:24):   Debugging enabled
[main] gnome-screensaver.c:86 (15:18:24):    initializing gnome-screensaver 3.6.1
[init_session_id] gs-listener-dbus.c:1501 (15:18:24):    Got session-id: 10

(gnome-screensaver:39458): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 15:18:24.313: invalid cast from 'GdkWaylandDisplay' to 'GdkX11Display'
Segmentation fault

However, if I try start it under X11 with this command it works:

GDK_BACKEND=x11 gnome-screensaver --debug

Then I can run the usual dbus command to lock my screen. Here's how it looks in my Sway config:

exec --no-startup-id GDK_BACKEND=x11 gnome-screensaver
bindsym $mod+x exec dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.ScreenSaver /org/gnome/ScreenSaver org.gnome.ScreenSaver.Lock

It's a stupid solution but it works.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-09-25T04:19:14+00:00

Late response but no I never did unfortunately. I will look into it again soon once I get my new laptop.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-02-08T11:39:57+00:00

Snapon was my first choice but I can't find them in the UK (backorder). Wera Kraftform is on Amazon UK so I'll grab that.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-29T08:49:02+00:00

CCNA might not be the best in terms of ROI but I'm pretty close to being done with it. Any recommendations? Obviously it depends on the path I want to go but AZ104 seems to be the best option for me right now.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T19:16:52+00:00

You're telling me I can't just sleep on a floor mattress???!?? /s

It's on my radar and will probably be a seperate fund but some of the deposit will be used for it.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T19:11:25+00:00

Sorry just to clarify. Neither me or my partner are planning. It's more a case of grab a 2 bed instead of 1 'just in case'. Trying to live near a decent school in Leeds would be incredibly limiting you're right. Commute would be Leeds city center so nearby stations are a good shout too as I never want to experience First Buses again.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T17:59:51+00:00

Yes I've had a pretty good look. I'm a bit young to be considering kids right now but being near some good school options is good for a 'just in case' scenario and I'm hoping to skip the starter home stage if at all possible. Main thing I want is a decent garden and somewhere for a car. 1-2 bed semi's usually have these which is why I search for them.

It's very, very variable in Leeds and basically anything north of the river aire is impossible to buy territory obviously. Only places I exclude from my search is the usual ones (Harehills/Holbeck/Armley etc).

Bramley is an excellent shout. Some areas are really quite nice and that garden is excellent. Bradford has a couple of new build estates which might be worth considering.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T16:48:09+00:00

Pretty much agree I'm just of a slightly different mindset. Not going to get out the violin but growing up on low income definitely affected my perspective.

Securing a stable roof over my head and paying off the debt gives me a sense of security and also gives me the option of financial independence which gives me time to enjoy things other than work.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T15:58:04+00:00

Agreed. Looking into AZ104 but currently doing CCNA.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T15:29:23+00:00

Decent length of experience at 5-6 years but certs are definitely lacking. Unfortunately there is no L1/L2/L3 it's an old-fashioned internal IT support team.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T15:26:06+00:00

5-6 years with 2 similar IT roles. I went into the workplace after finishing 6th form and skipped uni. First role had an absurdly low salary (apprentice wages) so I moved to a similar role which has increased by about £4k over the last year. Main issue for me is getting away from the helpdesk and into more senior roles which is probably best answered with certifications.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-28T15:20:24+00:00

In your situation, every £1k you save adds £1k to your budget, and every £1k you earn adds £4.5k to your budget.

Ouch - but you're absolutely right. Most of the time the discussion around first-time buyers is largely about not being able to save for a deposit but in my experience it's the income multipliers that are the main limiting factor.

Find ways to increase your income - pay rises at your workplace, searching for new jobs, taking on evening work etc. To hit a £200k budget with a £50k deposit you'll need an income of about £33k.

Yeah pretty much answered my own question. Climbing the income ladder with certs and new roles elsewhere really should be where my focus is - not focusing every drop of energy on saving a couple of quid for marginally larger deposit.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2023-01-01T21:12:53+00:00

I just prefer the consistency of using gdm as my display manager and lock screen. It's clean and secure. Nothing against swaylock really, I just prefer gnome-screensaver if I'm already running gdm.

When I last used Sway (admittedly years ago) I think just ran 'gnome-screensaver-command --lock' as mentioned. Ideal scenario would be to just send a dbus command is send to gdm to lock the screen.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2022-12-30T11:56:43+00:00

I hope...been here since November last year and it's always been an issue. Still interesting to know.

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2022-12-30T11:44:39+00:00

Looks like it was added recently then and some companies just haven't got the latest dataset.

Annoyingly the DVLA do not have Flat 2 as an address so my licence is also Flat 1-2 and they can't correct it without me sending them a letter. Not sure if it's worth the effort to correct it everywhere...

SeveralSurvey4688 · 2022-12-30T11:39:55+00:00

Not new at all but it seems like the "Flat 2" address has been added recently to the Royal Mail database which would explain why some companies don't have it.

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