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tipom

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Registered: 2024-03-22

Posts: 6

xaulolock replacement

I'm looking for a way to launch an executable after X minutes of user inactivity (idle time).

I want to update an old program in RHEL8 that used xautolock in RHEL6. Is there an equivalent to xaulotock -time X in XFCE4 or RHEL8?

him610

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From: Pennsylvania USA

Registered: 2022-02-19

Posts: 18

Re: xaulolock replacement

Is this what you are looking for?

apt show xautolock
Package: xautolock
Version: 1:2.2-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Antoni Villalonga <antoni@friki.cat>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65.5 kB
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libx11-6, libxext6, libxss1
Recommends: xtrlock | xscreensaver | i3lock | suckless-tools
Homepage: https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/X11/screensavers/
Download-Size: 24.5 kB
APT-Sources: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 Packages
Description: Program launcher for idle X sessions
 Xautolock monitors input devices under the X Window System, and launches a
 program of your choice if there is no activity after a user-configurable
 period of time.  You can use this to automatically start up a screen locker
 if you have left your computer unattended for some period of time.  The
 program launched need not be a screen locker such as xlock.

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