How to keep screen turned off on iMac running Linux Mint

PhotoMan

Hi,

I am running Linux Mint on an iMac that is over 10yrs old, that we use to watch Netflix and Prime in our bedroom. I now want to play music MP3s on it but to be able to turn off the screen, so we can fall asleep listening to music.

I have used several methods to turn off the screen - using an applet called "turn off monitor", ctrl-alt-L (which makes the screen less bright and requests a password) and in the terminal typing "xsert dpms force off ".

However, the screen keeps coming back on after less than a minute.

Initially I was using a Mac magic mouse pad and a Mac bluetooth keyboard. So I changed to a wired USB mouse and a wired USB keyboard and turned off bluetooth but the problem persisted.

I have run update which tells me I am now up to date.

I am not very Linux savy. I have tried Googling but cannot find the answer. Any help gratefully received. Thank you.

datostar

If you're using the Mint Cinnamon desktop check:
https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/284
Miight do the trick for you...

PhotoMan

datostar said:

If you're using the Mint Cinnamon desktop check:
https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/284
Miight do the trick for you...

Thank you for that. Unfortunately that's the applet I tried - it does turn the screen off but for some reason it turns itself back on again in a minute or two.

datostar

PhotoMan said:

datostar said:

If you're using the Mint Cinnamon desktop check:
https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/284
Miight do the trick for you...

Thank you for that. Unfortunately that's the applet I tried - it does turn the screen off but for some reason it turns itself back on again in a minute or two.

Have you tried activating the applet with a mouse double-click?  Comments on that page indicate that might be a solution.

PhotoMan

datostar said:

PhotoMan said:

datostar said:

If you're using the Mint Cinnamon desktop check:
https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/284
Miight do the trick for you...

Thank you for that. Unfortunately that's the applet I tried - it does turn the screen off but for some reason it turns itself back on again in a minute or two.

Have you tried activating the applet with a mouse double-click?  Comments on that page indicate that might be a solution.

You Sir/Madam are an absolute genius - thank you so much for that tip. That worrks perfectly. I should have read the link. Thank you.