# Change screen timer

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/change-screen-timer/27175>\
**Category:** SLED Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [June 22, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/change-screen-timer/27175 "2015-06-22T03:16:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ttfm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@ttfm](https://forums.suse.com/u/ttfm)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/change-screen-timer/27175/1 "2015-06-22T03:16:22Z")

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How do I change the screen timer? It goes blank and “analog power saving mode” flashes for a moment, then I have to move the cursor to activate the screen. A real pain when I’m watching the Celtics, or now the Tigers! Is there a way to change the time for this, or even deactivate it? I’m not very pc savvy, being old (almost 77) and technically deprived. Thanks a lot.

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/change-screen-timer/27175/2 "2015-06-22T05:15:06Z")

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> On Mon 22 Jun 2015 12:24:01 AM CDT, ttfm wrote:
> 
> How do I change the screen timer? It goes blank and “analog power saving  
> mode” flashes for a moment, then I have to move the cursor to activate  
> the screen. A real pain when I’m watching the Celtics, or now the  
> Tigers! Is there a way to change the time for this, or even deactivate  
> it? I’m not very pc savvy, being old (almost 77) and technically  
> deprived. Thanks a lot.

Hi  
What version of SLED are you using and what desktop environment?

```auto
cat /etc/os-release
```

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° LFCS, SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)  
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GNOME 3.10.1 Kernel  
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**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/change-screen-timer/27175/3 "2015-06-22T12:15:25Z")

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On 22/06/2015 03:15, malcolmlewis wrote:  
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> What version of SLED are you using and what desktop environment?
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> `
> cat /etc/os-release
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I believe /etc/os-release was only introduced with SLE12 so the above  
may not work for all versions of SLED - use “cat /etc/\*release” instead.

## HTH.

Simon  
SUSE Knowledge Partner

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