Tag: ubuntu

Blank screen after idle: setterm --blank 1 (the number is the timeout in minutes)

Blank screen immediately: setterm --blank force

To turn the screen back on, run setterm --blank poke

Permanent Solution (Automatic on Boot)

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/setterm-blank.service

[Unit]
Description=Blank screen after 1 minute idle
After=multi-user.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
Environment="TERM=linux"
ExecStart=/usr/bin/setterm --blank 1 --term linux
StandardOutput=tty
TTYPath=/dev/tty0

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

sudo systemctl enable setterm-blank.service
sudo systemctl start setterm-blank.service

Or

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and add consoleblank=60 (60 = seconds before blanking):

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet consoleblank=60"

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot