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This shell script will toggle the screen lock setting in Ubuntu. System Settings > Brightness & Lock > Turn screen off when inactive for:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
Z=$(gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay)
echo $Z
# 600 for 10 minutes, change to suit your needs
if [ "$Z" = "uint32 600" ]; then
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0
echo set zero
else
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 600
echo set 10m
fi
Z=$(gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay)
echo $Z
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