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    • IRJI
      IRJ
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      Something else that is very basic and missing from Fedora. No shortcut to lock screen!

      In fact, I had to install this first:

      dnf install gnome-screensaver-3.6.1-20.fc28.x86_64

      Then I was able to run:

      gnome-screensaver-command -l

      Which I have mapped as a shortcut as:

      Ctrl Alt L

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      • IRJI
        IRJ @IRJ
        last edited by IRJ

        @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

        Something else that is very basic and missing from Fedora. No shortcut to lock screen!

        In fact, I had to install this first:

        dnf install gnome-screensaver-3.6.1-20.fc28.x86_64

        Then I was able to run:

        gnome-screensaver-command -l

        Which I have mapped as a shortcut as:

        Ctrl Alt L

        There has to be better way? I would assume that a package should not be needed for this.

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        • black3dynamiteB
          black3dynamite @IRJ
          last edited by black3dynamite

          @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
          It works natively with Gnome.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @black3dynamite
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            @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

            @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
            It works natively with Gnome.

            With Cinnamon, this happens on Super+L
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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce @black3dynamite
              last edited by Obsolesce

              @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

              @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
              It works natively with Gnome.

              In fedora cinnamon, it's ctrl+alt+L

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              • IRJI
                IRJ @black3dynamite
                last edited by

                @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                It works natively with Gnome.

                What's weird is there no option to lock screen from power menu. If you don't know the shortcut key, you can't leave your pc lol.

                I had to log out to leave my desk since I didn't know default shortcut, until I had a chance to set up ctrl + alt + l

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                • black3dynamiteB
                  black3dynamite @IRJ
                  last edited by

                  @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                  @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                  @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                  It works natively with Gnome.

                  What's weird is there no option to lock screen from power menu. If you don't know the shortcut key, you can't leave your pc lol.

                  I had to log out to leave my desk since I didn't know default shortcut, until I had a chance to set up ctrl + alt + l

                  What's your desktop environment?

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ @black3dynamite
                    last edited by

                    @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                    @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                    @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                    @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                    It works natively with Gnome.

                    What's weird is there no option to lock screen from power menu. If you don't know the shortcut key, you can't leave your pc lol.

                    I had to log out to leave my desk since I didn't know default shortcut, until I had a chance to set up ctrl + alt + l

                    What's your desktop environment?

                    Gnome. It's solved now, obviously. At the time I didn't know the shortcut and there was no option on power menu. I wanted to use the restroom so I was forced to log out. Not a huge deal, but I feel like bitching about it anyway 🙂

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                    • IRJI
                      IRJ
                      last edited by

                      I've had a ton of small issues making the switch from Windows, but I can happily say I'm 95% there.

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                      • IRJI
                        IRJ
                        last edited by

                        Evolution is great btw. There's some things I actually like better than Outlook.

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                        • IRJI
                          IRJ
                          last edited by

                          Now I just need to get communicator/lync/Skype, whatever Microsoft wants to call it today, working.

                          I installed pidgin with sipe. I haven't had a chance to configure yet.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @IRJ
                            last edited by

                            @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                            Now I just need to get communicator/lync/Skype, whatever Microsoft wants to call it today, working.

                            I installed pidgin with sipe. I haven't had a chance to configure yet.

                            Web interface works fine.

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                            • black3dynamiteB
                              black3dynamite @IRJ
                              last edited by

                              @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                              @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                              @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                              @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                              @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                              It works natively with Gnome.

                              What's weird is there no option to lock screen from power menu. If you don't know the shortcut key, you can't leave your pc lol.

                              I had to log out to leave my desk since I didn't know default shortcut, until I had a chance to set up ctrl + alt + l

                              What's your desktop environment?

                              Gnome. It's solved now, obviously. At the time I didn't know the shortcut and there was no option on power menu. I wanted to use the restroom so I was forced to log out. Not a huge deal, but I feel like bitching about it anyway 🙂

                              You can lock your screen by clicking on the system menu on the right side of the top bar and press the lock screen button at the bottom of the menu.

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                              • black3dynamiteB
                                black3dynamite @IRJ
                                last edited by

                                @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                Now I just need to get communicator/lync/Skype, whatever Microsoft wants to call it today, working.

                                I installed pidgin with sipe. I haven't had a chance to configure yet.

                                I pretty much use the web interface for all of Microsoft products.

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                                • IRJI
                                  IRJ @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                  @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                  Now I just need to get communicator/lync/Skype, whatever Microsoft wants to call it today, working.

                                  I installed pidgin with sipe. I haven't had a chance to configure yet.

                                  Web interface works fine.

                                  We have 2010 communicator I believe. Not sure what product it was back then.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @IRJ
                                    last edited by

                                    @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                    @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                    Now I just need to get communicator/lync/Skype, whatever Microsoft wants to call it today, working.

                                    I installed pidgin with sipe. I haven't had a chance to configure yet.

                                    Web interface works fine.

                                    We have 2010 communicator I believe. Not sure what product it was back then.

                                    LOL, that's just silly.

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                                    • IRJI
                                      IRJ @scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                      @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                      @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                      Now I just need to get communicator/lync/Skype, whatever Microsoft wants to call it today, working.

                                      I installed pidgin with sipe. I haven't had a chance to configure yet.

                                      Web interface works fine.

                                      We have 2010 communicator I believe. Not sure what product it was back then.

                                      LOL, that's just silly.

                                      we are going to 0365. We already signed contract for E5. They are figuring all the details out with MS. So that will change soon.

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                                      • IRJI
                                        IRJ
                                        last edited by

                                        I got lync working. So I am 0% dependent on Windows for my job functions 🙂

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @IRJ
                                          last edited by

                                          @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                          I got lync working. So I am 0% dependent on Windows for my job functions 🙂

                                          Awesome

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