How to get a lock screen in the CS Lab computers in Ross #137
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Some students can no longer lock their computer using the Super+L shortcut anymore. This guide helps you fix that.
1 Assumptions
This guide assumes you are running Gnome 3, or a desktop environment that uses the Gnome 3 lock screen.
2 Easiest fix: just use KDE
When you log in, just click Session Type -> Plasma, then log in. Now you're using KDE. To lock the screen, hold Ctrl+Alt+L.
3 Actual fix
- Log in, then open Settings -> keyboard.
- You can find this by typing Keyboard in Activities.
- Then, scroll to the bottom of the screen, and click the
+
sign. - Under Name, type "Custom lock screen".
- Under Command, type
xscreensaver-command -lock
- Then click under Shortcut and hold
Ctrl+Alt+L
.- If you want to use
Super+L
still, you have to scroll up and unbind the existing lock screen shortcut first.
- If you want to use