@m.rogers is correct you can use something like xfce-power-manager, alternatively you can use xset which doesnt have a gui or any real dependancies
# set display blanking to 3600 seconds (60 minutes)
xset s 3600 3600
# same as above but for displays that support dpms (power saving feature)
# this will blank at 60 min then go into sleep mode after 66 min
xset dpms 3600 3700 4000
You can add the following lines to somewhere they will get run when signing in, like ~/.config/openbox/autostart if you’re using openbox.
Check out man xset
I’ll have to look into the issue further and see if I can find why the lock is failing, I may end up stopping the display from sleeping when locked but then you can get screen burn issues from always displaying a static image, either way thanks for the heads up.
Thank you both. In a live session I doubt this would be of issue to many users, as I suppose they would be using Archlabs on their personal machines.
I however mainly use the liveusb function when I visit the public library, and as such I felt that this should at least be reported. I’ll try the latest ISO and report back my findings.
