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0 pointssegfaultbuserr5y ago0 comments

KDE has a failsafe mechanism. If the screen locker has crashed, it shows a black screen of death with a huge error message.

> The screen locker is broken and unlocking is not possible anymore. In order to unlock, switch to a virtual terminal (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2), log in and execute the command: "loginctl unlock session c2". Afterwards switch back to the running session.

I think it's a reasonable design.

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bionade245y ago

No, it's not failsafe. I know a person where only one screen of two got locked, the second one remained operational.

segfaultbuserrOP5y ago

Okay, let's call it an "incomplete failsafe". I don't want to discuss the correct terminology, but the idea itself.

josefx5y ago

That might be a kde limitation in general. The amount of "fun" I had dealing with two screens on kde is outright endless. Not sure they even test that kind of configuration, 640x480 pixels should be enough for everyone.

mikeyjk5y ago

I'm using 3 monitors on KDE with Debian currently and it's been fine for me.

All screens lock together etc.

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