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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?

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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?

gnome-shell

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edited Mar 19 '15 at 2:38

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  The enter key also works ;) But granted, it is incredibly stupid.
  
  – bjanssen
  Aug 6 '14 at 5:44
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  54
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I suppose a phone is better then a toaster.
  
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  Aug 6 '14 at 13:29
  

  
  
  
  


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  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
  Aug 6 '14 at 17:53
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  9
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  GNOME 3 is still an abomination. Switch to KDE ... or anything else!
  
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  Aug 6 '14 at 21:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  68
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  OH GOD IT'S INFECTING LINUX NOW?
  
  – user20574
  Aug 7 '14 at 3:13
  

  
  
  
  

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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?

gnome-shell

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edited Mar 19 '15 at 2:38

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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.

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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.
  
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  Do 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.
  
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  Aug 6 '14 at 16:20
  

  
  
  
  


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  @nemec exactly what I said in my answer.
  
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  Aug 6 '14 at 20:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  For 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♦
  Aug 7 '14 at 14:51
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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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.

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answered Aug 6 '14 at 14:20

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  Aug 7 '14 at 15:43
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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6

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

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answered Aug 25 '14 at 20:16

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  This 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
  Feb 28 '18 at 20:21
  

  
  
  
  

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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.

1. Disable gnome screen blanking. This stops the shield but means the monitor remains permanently on (fixed by DPMS below):

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

2. Disable gnome power plugin (this plugin will always disable the DPMS timeouts you set below)

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active false

3. Activate DPMS by adding these lines to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (create if it doesn't already exist). The different power saving modes no longer apply to LCD screens. Time is in minutes.

Section "ServerLayout"

     Identifier "Default Layout"

     Option "BlankTime" "0"

     Option "StandbyTime" "0"

     Option "SuspendTime" "0"

     Option "OffTime" "10"

EndSection

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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.

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edited 14 hours ago

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answered Aug 6 '14 at 5:31

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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♦
  Aug 6 '14 at 5:45
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  15
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Do 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
  Aug 6 '14 at 16:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @nemec exactly what I said in my answer.
  
  – Braiam
  Aug 6 '14 at 20:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  For 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♦
  Aug 7 '14 at 14:51
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

40

• 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.

share|improve this answer

edited 14 hours ago

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answered Aug 6 '14 at 5:31

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46.5k20141173

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  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♦
  Aug 6 '14 at 5:45
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  15
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Do 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
  Aug 6 '14 at 16:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @nemec exactly what I said in my answer.
  
  – Braiam
  Aug 6 '14 at 20:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  For 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♦
  Aug 7 '14 at 14:51
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 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.

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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.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 6 '14 at 14:20

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  50
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Terrible discoverability, acceptable usability. A good example of the difference between the two!
  
  – RomanSt
  Aug 7 '14 at 15:43
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

82

Just start typing your password and the screen will just go away. No need to press/swipe/whatever anything at all.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 6 '14 at 14:20

BraiamBraiam

4,09631952

• 
  
  
  

  
  50
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Terrible discoverability, acceptable usability. A good example of the difference between the two!
  
  – RomanSt
  Aug 7 '14 at 15:43
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Just start typing your password and the screen will just go away. No need to press/swipe/whatever anything at all.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 6 '14 at 14:20

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answered Aug 6 '14 at 14:20

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answered Aug 6 '14 at 14:20

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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

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 25 '14 at 20:16

gotmarkogotmarko

693

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This 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
  Feb 28 '18 at 20:21
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

6

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

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 25 '14 at 20:16

gotmarkogotmarko

693

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This 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
  Feb 28 '18 at 20:21
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 25 '14 at 20:16

gotmarkogotmarko

693

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 25 '14 at 20:16

gotmarkogotmarko

693

answered Aug 25 '14 at 20:16

gotmarkogotmarko

693

answered Aug 25 '14 at 20:16

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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.

1. Disable gnome screen blanking. This stops the shield but means the monitor remains permanently on (fixed by DPMS below):

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

2. Disable gnome power plugin (this plugin will always disable the DPMS timeouts you set below)

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active false

3. Activate DPMS by adding these lines to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (create if it doesn't already exist). The different power saving modes no longer apply to LCD screens. Time is in minutes.

Section "ServerLayout"

     Identifier "Default Layout"

     Option "BlankTime" "0"

     Option "StandbyTime" "0"

     Option "SuspendTime" "0"

     Option "OffTime" "10"

EndSection

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2

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.

1. Disable gnome screen blanking. This stops the shield but means the monitor remains permanently on (fixed by DPMS below):

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

2. Disable gnome power plugin (this plugin will always disable the DPMS timeouts you set below)

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active false

3. Activate DPMS by adding these lines to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (create if it doesn't already exist). The different power saving modes no longer apply to LCD screens. Time is in minutes.

Section "ServerLayout"

     Identifier "Default Layout"

     Option "BlankTime" "0"

     Option "StandbyTime" "0"

     Option "SuspendTime" "0"

     Option "OffTime" "10"

EndSection

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:04

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answered Dec 29 '15 at 12:27

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1292

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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.

1. Disable gnome screen blanking. This stops the shield but means the monitor remains permanently on (fixed by DPMS below):

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

2. Disable gnome power plugin (this plugin will always disable the DPMS timeouts you set below)

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active false

3. Activate DPMS by adding these lines to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (create if it doesn't already exist). The different power saving modes no longer apply to LCD screens. Time is in minutes.

Section "ServerLayout"

     Identifier "Default Layout"

     Option "BlankTime" "0"

     Option "StandbyTime" "0"

     Option "SuspendTime" "0"

     Option "OffTime" "10"

EndSection

share|improve this answer

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answered Dec 29 '15 at 12:27

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