ubuntu screensaver activate
January 1, 2010 | In Linux | No Commentsgnome screensaver is controlled by gnome-screensaver-command
gnome-screensaver-command --activate
Adding Shortcut Custom Launcher to the Gnome Panel
- right click on the panel and select “Add to Panel”, then “Custom Application Launcher
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Add
gnome-screensaver-command --activate
found in http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-492749.html
for more information about gnome-screensaver-command:
man gnome-screensaver-command
gnome-screensaver-command(1)
NAME
gnome-screensaver-command – controls GNOME screensaverSYNOPSIS
gnome-screensaver-command [OPTION...]DESCRIPTION
gnome-screensaver-command is a tool for controlling an already running instance of gnome-screen?
saver.OPTIONS
–exit Causes the screensaver to exit gracefully-q, –query
Query the state of the screensaver-t, –time
Query the length of time the screensaver has been active-l, –lock
Tells the running screensaver process to lock the screen immediately-c, –cycle
If the screensaver is active then switch to another graphics demo-a, –activate
Turn the screensaver on (blank the screen)-d, –deactivate
If the screensaver is active then deactivate it (un-blank the screen)-p, –poke
Poke the running screensaver to simulate user activity-i, –inhibit
Inhibit the screensaver from activating. Command blocks while inhibit is active.-n, –application-name
The calling application that is inhibiting the screensaver-r, –reason
The reason for inhibiting the screensaver-V, –version
Version of this applicationAUTHORS
gnome-screensaver-command is written by William Jon McCann. This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson
. SEE ALSO
gnome-screensaver(1)GNOME 2007-09-27 gnome-screensaver-command(1)
Ubuntu 9.10 Skype
December 29, 2009 | In Other Tech | No CommentsSkype has some linux compatible builds available for use that are pretty straightforward to use.
Skype
To get Skype working on Ubuntu 9.10 I ultimately had to:
- Download latest Skype for Linux from Skype.com The available ubuntu 8.10 versions, both 32-bit and 64-bit, worked for respective systems for my installations Ubuntu 9.10.
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For my Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX I had to do this to deal with a Quickcam/ Ubuntu bug:
sudo mv /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype-bin; echo -e '#!/bin/sh\n\nexport LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so\n\nskype-bin' | sudo tee -a /usr/bin/skype; sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/skype -
On the Volume Control , Gnome Volume Apple, right-click, sound preferences, Unmute input, and select the webcam as the input device.
I have PulseAudio installed, and Skype worked with it with no problem.
On the test run of the 64bit on my machine, the sound was great, the video a little sketchy.
try skyping me at gare.calhoun if you have questions or can be of help.
hope this helps
Google Chrome for Linux / Mac
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