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Deactivate xscreensaver via SSH

Created December 23, 2013 · Updated June 27, 2026 · 1 min read · 23 words

Terminal window
xscreensaver-command -deactivate

If you happen to use gnome-screensaver (default in Ubuntu), the following command might help (not tested):

Terminal window
DISPLAY=:0 gnome-screensaver-command -p

Thanks to YaronSh on the Ubuntu forums.