MX Linux Xfce Black Screen When Idle Troubleshooting Guide

Solving Black Screen When Idle in MX Linux

Hi! This Guide try to Solve the Blank Screen When Idle for 5 Minutes Issue in MX GNU/Linux Desktop.

And this Issue come from a ineffective interaction between the Debian OS and the Xfce Desktop in managing the Screensaver.

So to solve it we provide to make a Shell Script to run on the System Startup.

1. 1. Enabling Display Manager

   First, Enable Display Management
   So search for “power” in the Menu, and then Run the Power Manager:

   
   Check that the Display Management is Enabled:
   

2. 2. Shell Scripting QuickStart

   How to QuickStart with Shell Script on GNU/Linux:

   Shell Script QuickStart Guide

   Getting-Started with Bash Script on GNU/Linux Terminal

3. 3. Making Shell Script

   Now Make Shell Script
   With the nano Editor make a File in your Home’s Documents Directory:

   nano ~/Documents/autostart.sh

   This said for Example, then you are free to Put it in whatever Location you choose.
   Copy and Paste in the following Content:

   #!/bin/bash
   sleep 1; xset s off
   sleep 1; xset s noblank
   

   Ctrl+Shift+v to Paste in with nano.
   Finally, Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
   Next give Execution Permission with:

   chmod +x ~/Documents/autostart.sh

   Then you are ready to Run it with:

   ~/Documents/autostart.sh

4. 4. Disabling Screensaver at Boot

   So to Disable Blank Screen
   Search for “start“, and Run Session and Startup:

   
   Then choose Add:
   
   Last Set the entry Command like:

   sh ~/Documents/autostart.sh

   
   Ok
Thanks to: georgeeipi