# Screen blank settings not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [May 24, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998 "2022-05-24T13:17:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![rogerharkavy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/rogerharkavy/32/3942_2.png) [@rogerharkavy](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/rogerharkavy)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998/1 "2022-05-24T13:17:38Z")

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I am not using Ubuntu Budgie, I am using stock Ubuntu 22.04 that I installed the Budgie Desktop packages on afterwards.

If I go to Budgie Control Center, and go to Power \> Power Saving Options, I have these settings:

Dim Screen - On  
Screen Blank - 5 minutes

If I go to Displays, I have these settings:

Blank Screen Delay - 5 minutes  
Automatic Screen Lock - On  
Automatic Screen Lock Delay - Screen Turns Off

However, after five minutes, the screen dims but does not turn off, and the computer does not go to a lock screen. Keyboard or mouse activity just stops the dimming effect, and I do not have to enter a password.

Can anyone please give me some advice on how to enable the screen blank feature?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998/2 "2022-05-24T13:22:32Z")

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Are you using GDM as your login manager? This will cause your observations.

GNOME Shell and Budgie conflict in this lock screen area since GNOME Shell steals the same message that Budgie requires for its lock screen.

Long thread here - the TL;DR; don’t install both GNOME Shell and Budgie.

> [@Lock screen not working in 21.10](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/lock-screen-not-working-in-21-10/5466/9):
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> right - so its the same issue. To reiterate - you have in the past installed gnome-shell - and its interfering with Budgie. In 21.10 GNOME Shell breaks budgie lock screen - upstream (Solus) do not recommend you have both Budgie and GNOME Shell installed. You certainly shouldnt have GDM3 installed - you may have installed this in the past but switched back to lightdm/slickgreeter without uninstalling GDM3 So the workaround is in the thread I linked to - alternatively you can uninstall gnome-s…

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**Author:** ![rogerharkavy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/rogerharkavy/32/3942_2.png) [@rogerharkavy](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/rogerharkavy)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998/3 "2022-05-24T13:35:58Z")

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How do I get around this limitation? I don’t think uninstalling gnome-shell is an option, it looks like it removes critical packages like ubuntu-desktop.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998/4 "2022-05-24T13:39:30Z")

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> [@rogerharkavy](#):
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> How do I get around this limitation?

Well you could try this approach - its a bit hit and miss though - may work for you

> [@Lockscreen not working after update to 21.10](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/lockscreen-not-working-after-update-to-21-10/5394/26):
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> Lockscreen broke for me too - but that script didn’t work for me so I modified it to work. #!/bin/bash if ! pgrep -f gnome-screensaver &\> /dev/null 2\>&1; then echo "gnome-screensaver is not running" echo "starting gnome-screensaver ..." pkill -9 -f '/usr/bin/gjs /usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.ScreenSaver' sleep 3 gnome-screensaver else echo "gnome-screensaver already running" exit fi Also when adding it to autostart I needed to delay it from running for like 5 seconds so or i…

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**Author:** ![rogerharkavy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/rogerharkavy/32/3942_2.png) [@rogerharkavy](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/rogerharkavy)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998/5 "2022-05-24T13:50:49Z")

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Ok, I will try those out. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![mezcalbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@mezcalbert](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/mezcalbert)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998/6 "2022-05-26T13:48:59Z")

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I have both Gnome Shell and Budgie installed, either on Ubuntu or on Manjaro, and they live along very well. Even with GDM. There are very few conflicts in general, but I’m obviously using the same apps on both whenever possible.

I never lock my screen though. Might be a conflict I avoid without knowing. I just suspend in general when I won’t use, or overnight.