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I'm currently running centos 7 (the server with gui config) on a VM. I'd like to keep the log in screen, but the 'phone' style pre-login lock screen that requires a swipe to access the main login screen is annoying. Is there any simple way to disable it and go directly to the log in screen?
Journeyman Geek
Posted 2014-08-06T04:17:19.227
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As a workaround, you can press esc instead of dragging with the cursor.
The mouse wheel might also work.
And another extension that should do a similar thing.
Bob
Posted 2014-08-06T04:17:19.227
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You will need to install the gnome-shell-browser-plugin package from yum for the extensions to work. I'd also add curtains up worked closer to what made sense for me (pressing any key got rid of the 'curtain') and disable-screen-shield didn't seem to work. – Journeyman Geek – 2014-08-06T05:45:19.853
16Do you really need the extension? I'm running Gnome Shell 3.10 (I think), I don't remember installing any extension, and the pre-login screen disappears immediately when I start typing. In fact, it's one of the best things about Gnome shell -- you don't need to hit a key to "wake up" the screen first, just start typing your password (even on a black screen) and every character will be entered into your password. – nemec – 2014-08-06T16:20:57.307
1@nemec exactly what I said in my answer. – Braiam – 2014-08-06T20:28:56.663
2For some reason it didn't do that for me when i tried it. And it was annoying the heck out of me. I'll probably roll back to an earlier snapshot to double check. Still the 'shade'/Curtain style thing is entirely redundant in a non touchscreen device. – Journeyman Geek – 2014-08-07T14:51:32.663
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Just start typing your password and the screen will just go away. No need to press/swipe/whatever anything at all.
Braiam
Posted 2014-08-06T04:17:19.227
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56Terrible discoverability, acceptable usability. A good example of the difference between the two! – RomanSt – 2014-08-07T15:43:57.727
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I found this in an Arch Linux forum and it appears to work to remove the swipe screen (screen shield)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0
Found here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1351594#p1351594
gotmarko
Posted 2014-08-06T04:17:19.227
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2This appears to disable the screen lock itself, not the screen shield part of the screen lock. In other words, your screen will now never lock at all. – Haydentech – 2018-02-28T20:21:57.233
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My issue is that moving the mouse alone is not enough to close the shield. On a media centre machine the last thing you want is having to reach for the keyboard or try and drag upwards. The extensions don't seem to be kept updated with the latest versions of Gnome and the workarounds to do that are scary.
My approach was to disable blanking in Gnome and then fall back to using X11 DPMS to switch off the monitor.
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active false
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Option "BlankTime" "0" Option "StandbyTime" "0" Option "SuspendTime" "0" Option "OffTime" "10" EndSection
TownCube
Posted 2014-08-06T04:17:19.227
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Or just install the good all xscreensaver. How-to.
Then set the shortcut on the command xscreensaver-command -lock, reboot, done.
Ufos
Posted 2014-08-06T04:17:19.227
Reputation: 119
Can't blame Ubuntu for this. They we're using unity back then – Journeyman Geek – 2019-05-09T11:18:57.600
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Seems like it was not possible in 2012. You can hit
– Bob – 2014-08-06T05:29:59.430escinstead of dragging.31The
enterkey also works ;) But granted, it is incredibly stupid. – bjanssen – 2014-08-06T05:44:26.950I haven't used CentOS, so I'm not sure if this'll help.
– Vinayak – 2014-08-06T05:59:03.43755I suppose a phone is better then a toaster. – n00b – 2014-08-06T13:29:29.880
You can also use the
spacekey. – Bogdacutu – 2014-08-06T13:48:10.170@n00b I see what you did there! – Canadian Luke – 2014-08-06T17:52:02.587
18+1 I can sympathise with this. Windows 8 also has this. I wish OS-makers would learn to keep their Phone OSs and PC OSs separate. – Pharap – 2014-08-06T17:53:23.910
I don't think it is specific to CentOS. Same on OpenSUSE which I use. I just pretend it is not there. – James – 2014-08-06T20:13:32.743
9GNOME 3 is still an abomination. Switch to KDE ... or anything else! – Michael Hampton – 2014-08-06T21:09:09.590
@Pharap however, you can also just click – None – 2014-08-07T02:42:49.263
68OH GOD IT'S INFECTING LINUX NOW? – user253751 – 2014-08-07T03:13:34.847
4@Th0masR0ss It's not just the effort of clicking, it's the time and processing power wasted making the overlay slide up. On a PC it serves no purpose whatsoever. On a phone fair enough, on a PC - no thank you. – Pharap – 2014-08-07T06:51:36.273
@n00b Too late: http://superuser.com/questions/792607/why-does-windows-think-that-my-wireless-keyboard-is-a-toaster
– Pharap – 2014-08-07T06:54:52.5675@Pharap as another answer mentioned, simply typing in your password will dismiss the overlay. You don't even need to wait for the overlay to finish sliding up before typing your password. It's honestly one of the least obtrusive login screens I've ever used, but then again anything is better than needing Ctrl+Alt+Del... – nemec – 2014-08-07T14:21:50.257
3I can't believe the swipe crap is spilling over to Linux... ugh – IAmTheSquidward – 2014-08-07T15:54:11.310
5@nemec: Ctrl+Alt+Del is a security feature (Secure Attention Key). The rationale is that it cannot be hooked by applications, so it thwarts malware impersonating the login screen/task manager. – ninjalj – 2014-08-07T21:04:11.523
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@MichaelHampton you mean switch to KDE 3, right? :P (Or switch to Trinity)
– CijcoSistems – 2014-08-08T10:06:58.810