MX Linux-Make the screen lock disabled by default
 

Just a small suggestion.

Why not have the screen lock in MX Linux disabled by default?

I left a new installation of MX 21 to finish doing what it had to do and when I returned shortly afterwards, I found it impossible to unlock the screen.

I left it for hours and then eventually had to switch it off.

Then, of course, I had the broken packages message and “sudo dpkg --configure -a”.

It is now taking blooming ages to fix the broken packages!

All of this is so unnecessary.

There is simply no need for Step 11, Disabling the screen lock on this link:
https://linuxx.info/configuring-mx-l...-installation/
if by default the screen lock is OFF.

My machine has now gone to a blank screen again thanks to this screen lock!!

What an absolute PITA.

I will leave it on overnight and see what transpires tomorrow morning.

EDIT
The laptop has sorted itself out and the system repairs have been done.

I am unable to find XFCE Screensaver or the “Lock the screen” tab in Settings or elsewhere (as suggested in Step 11).

Putting “screensaver” in the Search box gives nothing.

Finally I found what was needed.

Settings > Power Manager > Display > Blank after > Change to Never.

I should add that I have never had this problem previously with MX Linux over the many years that I have used it.

Also, whenever the screen has gone blank during the installation of any other Linux distro, a quick mouse movement has brought up the Unlock screen.
Enter the password and all is well.

Not with MX 21!

I am not impressed by this particular default setting which can cause severe installation problems. Goodness knows what new users think of it.

I must add that the rest of MX 21 is absolutely fine.

 

The MX Linux support page states that the bug tracker is at bugs.mxlinux.org

You should highlight this there.

boughtonp,

Thanks for that.

It is not so much a bug as poor design, IMO.

 

I count bad design as a bug, but in any case the inability to unlock the screen is either a bug itself, or caused by one.

You must have something wrong with your installation because all the MX Linux installations I have, screen lock was always disabled by default.

Crippled,

There was nothing wrong with the installation.

The md5 sum was correct.

By default, as far as I know, the display power management is activated after either 5 or 10 minutes.

I am just going to mark this as Solved and learn from the experience.