How do I replace the lock screen?

[fossfreedom]

Replacing the lock screen with something else

Raising this topic for anyone who is interested in tidying up the following. Quite a few people over the years have asked how to replace gnome-screensaver (the budgie default lockscreen) with something else like light-locker or i3lock. Its possible for those that are adventurous - you’ll need to build your own budgie-desktop and purge all bits of gnome-screensaver from your installation. A couple of patches will get you going with light-locker: --- budgie-desktop-10.5.orig/src/applets/user-i…