# Sleeping screen

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480 "2020-12-16T21:38:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Ursprog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ursprog/32/1249_2.png) [@Ursprog](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Ursprog)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480/1 "2020-12-16T21:38:08Z")

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I’m having a problem with my screen going to sleep (using 20.10). When computer is left alone for to long the screen goes dark, when I touch the space bar I see my desktop image and the cursor but nothing else. I have not found a way to come back to my desktop so I have to restart the computer to be able to use it.  
What should I do?  
Ps! F12 doesn’t help.

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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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480/2 "2020-12-17T09:28:10Z")

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Suggestion … menu - power. Turn off the screensaver so that the display doesn’t sleep

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**Author:** ![Ursprog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ursprog/32/1249_2.png) [@Ursprog](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Ursprog)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480/3 "2020-12-17T21:32:22Z")

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Thank you the tip!

Is there any more technical solution?

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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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480/4 "2020-12-17T21:40:03Z")

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It does sound like a graphics issue - so I suppose you should investigate that area. For example if you are using nvidia - experiment with either the opensource nouveau drivers vs the nvidia drivers offered in Menu - Hardware drivers.

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**Author:** ![Ursprog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ursprog/32/1249_2.png) [@Ursprog](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Ursprog)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480/5 "2020-12-18T22:30:49Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion

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**Author:** ![Afrothetics](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/afrothetics/32/3015_2.png) [@Afrothetics](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Afrothetics)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480/6 "2020-12-21T01:03:55Z")

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Another method is to install caffeine from Budgie Desktop Extras to turn off auto suspend and screensaver.

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**Author:** ![Ursprog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ursprog/32/1249_2.png) [@Ursprog](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Ursprog)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/sleeping-screen/4480/7 "2020-12-21T08:25:30Z")

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Thank you, I didn’t think of that.