Turn off the display on Linux Mint
Turn off the display on Linux Mint
I work with Linux Mint and I believe this question applies to most distributions. The interface lets me set a timer for screen blanking, but it only accepts a minimum of 5 minutes. I’d like to have it blank in half a minute or less. My guess is that this menu connects to a configuration file, and changing it would let me adjust the setting. If that’s true, where is the config file and which line should I modify? Otherwise, are there other options to make the screen blank faster than 5 minutes? Thanks in advance for your help.
I believe you're using Cinnamon, a variant of GNOME3. You might want to try these commands: set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-display-ac <value>, set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-display-battery <value>, and set org.cinnamon.desktop.session idle-delay <value>. If these don't help, run gsettings list-recursively | sort | grep -i sleep to check the current settings.