I would like to be able to lock my screen and allow my PC to suspend and hibernate. I have i3lock installed, but I'm unsure how to configure it. Any recommendations, your setup? I;m not looking for fancy, just functional is fine.
#[SOLVED] Recommendations how to set up locking functionality in i3wm
runic saffron
proud spindle
I would like to be able to lock my screen and allow my PC to suspend and hiberna...
the standard way of doing it is to install xss-lock which handles locking the device when going to sleep/hibernation
in your i3 config you can just put it to autostart xss-lock i3lock
runic saffron
Ahh, thank you. I was reading about that, but I wasn't sure if I should follow.
runic saffron
the standard way of doing it is to install xss-lock which handles locking the de...
May I request some guidance how to set up this...
proud spindle
in your i3 config you can just put it to autostart `xss-lock i3lock`
i think thats all u need to do
runic saffron
okay, one sec
proud spindle
lmk if it doesn't work
runic saffron
sooo, how do I lock it? I ran i3lock before i did this config stuff, and i got stuck in an unusable state, so i had to reset the power. Is the same going to happen again? (I don't want to restart this pc right now)
wow...
why is the i3lock menu so weird
proud spindle
what does it look likr
i3lock shouldnt have a menu???
or do you just mean the lockscreen
runic saffron
is just a circle and you type letters and it flashes on the outside
proud spindle
oh yeah thats what it looks like
you can customize it to have an image tho, or change the colors
runic saffron
I see
proud spindle
if u want smth fancy use a display manager