I repeated the test with the official packages from Ubuntu and, after a reboot, it doesn't work anymore.
The only solution to the problem is the gnome-screensaver package from the PPA. -- gnome-screensaver --poke functionality does no longer inhibit screen blanking https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428884 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs