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Xfce Lockscreen with xsecurelock and xscreensaver #linux #xfce
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  • Install both xscreensaver and xsecurelock using your package manager

  • Make sure xscreensaver is not set to lock the screen or to manage the display. Xfce aleady does all those, so there is no need to enable it again.

  • Also make sure that the xscreensaver daemon is not autostarted. Not doing this may result in the screen not being locked.

  • Set the following environmental variables (in ~/.xprofile or ~/.xsession) for xsecurelock:

    # xsecurelock options
export XSECURELOCK_SAVER=saver_xscreensaver
export XSECURELOCK_PASSWORD_PROMPT=disco XSECURELOCK_FONT='Noto Serif CJK JP'
export XSECURELOCK_SHOW_DATETIME=1
export XSECURELOCK_SINGLE_AUTH_WINDOW=1
export XSECURELOCK_AUTH_TIMEOUT=30

    You can find more options here.

  • Finally, we need to tell xfce to use xsecurelock. Do that with this command:

xfconf-query --channel xfce4-session --property /general/LockCommand --set "xsecurelock"

Restart the current session or reboot. Profit!

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g1ra commented Feb 22, 2025 •
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How can I setup auto locking ? This working for me :

$ cat .xsessionrc 

xset s 360 5 # xset s SECONDS_TO_LOCK
export XSECURELOCK_SAVER=saver_xscreensaver
export XSECURELOCK_PASSWORD_PROMPT=kaomoji XSECURELOCK_FONT='Noto Serif CJK JP'
export XSECURELOCK_SHOW_DATETIME=1
export XSECURELOCK_SINGLE_AUTH_WINDOW=1
export XSECURELOCK_AUTH_TIMEOUT=30
xss-lock -n /usr/libexec/xsecurelock/dimmer -l -- xsecurelock &

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mbvgua commented Oct 12, 2025

How can I use xfce lock in a window manager and not in xfce DE?

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