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lxsession package

Add a lock screen option for Lubuntu

Bug #612332 reported by Julien Lavergne
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lxsession (Debian)
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lxsession (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Julien Lavergne

Bug Description

Binary package hint: lxsession

It would be nice to add a lock screen option to the logout windows when a screensaver with the capability is running, like calling "xscreensaver-command -lock" when xscreensaver is running.

Tags: lubuntu
Julien Lavergne (gilir)
Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Julien Lavergne (gilir) wrote :

Patch to automatically lock the screen on suspend / resume available for Suse : https://bugzillafiles.novell.org/attachment.cgi?id=376583

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Changed in lxsession (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
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Changed in lxsession (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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amjjawad  (amjjawad) wrote :

Julien, what is stopping us to do such an easy thing?

[Desktop Entry]
Name=ScreenLock
Comment=Lock your screen
Icon=system-lock-screen
Exec=xscreensaver-command -lock
Type=Application
Categories=Settings

That is all what does it really take to add "Lock Screen" as an entry in the main menu :)

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amjjawad  (amjjawad) wrote :

8 months and nothing happened here :(

amjjawad  (amjjawad)
summary: - Add a lock screen option
+ Add a lock screen option for Lubuntu
tags: added: lubuntu
tags: added: lxsession
removed: lubuntu
tags: added: lubuntu
removed: lxsession
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amjjawad  (amjjawad) wrote :

"Reported by Julien Lavergne on 2010-08-01"

I think this says it all. Please guys, can someone do this once and for all?
This is VERY much easy.

Goal: Menu > Preferences > Lock Screen

HOWTO:
1- The path is: /usr/share/applications
2- The file is: lubuntu-screenlock.desktop
3- All what need to be done is:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=ScreenLock
Comment=Lock your screen
Icon=system-lock-screen
Exec=xscreensaver-command -lock
NoDisplay=false
Type=Application
Categories=Settings;DesktopSettings

I'm really sorry, I wish I could do this and include it on the next release (13.04) but I'm not a developer and have no idea how to do it :(

Kindly add this to your to-do list for the next release. It's been 2 years and 2 months.

Thanks a lot!

Julien Lavergne (gilir)
Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
assignee: nobody → Julien Lavergne (gilir)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package lxsession - 0.4.9.2~git20121227-0ubuntu1

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lxsession (0.4.9.2~git20121227-0ubuntu1) raring; urgency=low

  * New upstream snapshot.
   - Use lighdm dbus method to switch user. (LP: #953554)
   - lxsession segfault if desktop environment not specified (LP: #1091819)
   - Add a lock screen option for Lubuntu (LP: #612332)
 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:42:43 +0100

Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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