Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen?

From	Andrea Croci <andrea.croci@gmx.de>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen?
Date	2021-11-01 20:34 +0100
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 01.11.21 16:20, John McCue wrote:
> Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
>> T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> Fedora 34
>>> mate-desktop-1.26.0-1.fc34.x86_64
>>>
>>> When I am in Mate, after a period of inactivity, I
>>> get this annoying lock screen (if that is what it
>>> is called).
>>>
>>> How do I rid myself of this annoyance?
>>
>> Don't use desktop environments.
>>
>> Just launch a window manager, i.e., Fvwm2, and configure it to your
>> liking.  It won't do anything behind your back that *you* did not
>> explicitly configure it to do.
> 
> While I agree with you fully (using fvwm myself), most people
> want fancy :)  Of course fvwm can be made to look like anything
> and be very fancy with a bit if work.
> 
> To the OP, there are plenty of fvwm configs out there with prints
> if you do want to try fvwm.  BTW, fvwm3 is the new version and
> it is quite stable.
> 

I'd like someone to shed some light on the difference between "window 
manager" and "desktop environment". I have naively always thought they 
were the same thing.
I use the standard Ubuntu 20.04 with, I believe, Gnome. Where does that 
fall into?

Thanks

Thread

How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-10-31 16:26 -0700
  Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-01 04:48 +0000
  Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2021-11-01 15:08 +0000
    Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? John McCue <jmccue@fuzzball.mhome.org> - 2021-11-01 15:20 +0000
      Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andrea Croci <andrea.croci@gmx.de> - 2021-11-01 20:34 +0100
        Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2021-11-01 23:24 +0100
    Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-01 16:01 -0700
      Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-01 19:06 -0400
        Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-01 19:57 -0700
          Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-02 09:49 -0400
            Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-02 14:00 +0000
              Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-02 20:45 -0400
            Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-02 18:31 -0700
              Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-11-05 19:18 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-05 17:37 -0700
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-06 04:02 -0400
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-11-06 10:07 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-11-06 08:01 -0700
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-06 13:38 -0400
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-11-07 10:33 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-07 12:18 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-07 16:04 -0500
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-08 11:29 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-11-12 16:01 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-12 13:45 -0500
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-11-13 11:15 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-07 12:17 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-11-07 18:23 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-08 11:22 +0000
                Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-06 14:51 +0000
          Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-02 20:02 -0700
      Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-02 08:39 +0000
  Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? 1p166 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-02 01:06 -0400
    Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-01 22:36 -0700
      Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? 1p166 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-02 23:54 -0400
        Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-02 21:37 -0700
          Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? 1p166 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-05 00:01 -0400
            Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-05 03:35 -0700
              Re: How do I rid myself of this lock screen? 1p166 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-06 00:22 -0400

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