The objective of this tutorial is to show the reader how to disable an automatic screen lock on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux GNOME desktop. This will prevent your screen from locking up due to inactivity, which can be annoying when you need to constantly type your password to unlock the system every time you are idle or away from keyboard.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to Disable / Turn Off the automated Lock Screen
- How to Disable / Turn Off Lock Screen on Suspend
- How to Disable / Turn Off Lock Screen Notifications
| Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
|---|---|
| System | Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish |
| Software | GNOME desktop |
| Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
| Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
Disable / Turn Off Ubuntu Lock Screen on Ubuntu 22.04 step by step instructions
- On your desktop, open up the top right menu and click on the gear wheel ( settings ) icon.
Open GNOME settings - From there click on
Privacytab in the left panel, followed by theLock screenmenu.
Open the Privacy tab to adjust lock screen settings - Flip the
Automatic Screen Lockswitch into the OFF position. Optionally disable theLock Screen on SuspendandLock Screen Notifications.Choose your new lock screen settings and then close this menu
All done.
Closing Thoughts
In this tutorial, you saw how to disable the lock screen on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux. The lock screen is a security feature so that another person can’t hop on your PC whenever you get up from your chair for a period of time. Be sure to keep this in mind before disabling the lock screen. Users with no security concerns will usually find the automatic lock screen quite annoying, since it will always prompt you for your password whenever coming back to the PC.