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If I want to use OpenBox then how can I lock my "monitor" when I leave the PC for a few minutes? Like the gnome-screensaver under GNOME.

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possible duplicate of Lock screen w/ slock after a certain time? – Caleb Jun 8 '11 at 20:20
@Caleb For once I don't think that's a duplicate. There could be other programs than slock. – Gilles Jun 8 '11 at 22:18

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The simplest is slock, the suckless screen locker.

You could combine this with xautolock if you wanted to automate it after a period of inactivity.

If you want something more "featurefull" you could install xscreensaver. Of course, gnome-screensaver is an option as well...

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I use xlockmore

Install (in fedora):

sudo yum -y install xlockmore xlockmore-gtk

and I have a keybinding (Ctrl+Alt+l) in my rc.xml file that goes like this:

    <keybind key="C-A-l">
      <action name="Execute">
        <execute>xlock -mousemotion +description -mode blank -bg black -fg grey30</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>
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