KDE Connect / GSConnect: How To Lock/Unlock Your Linux Desktop Using An Android Device | Linux Today

KDE Connect / GSConnect: How To Lock/Unlock Your Linux Desktop Using An Android Device

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Nov 8, 2019

This article explains how to lock and unlock your Linux desktop using a single tap on your Android device, via the KDE Connect Android app. You’ll also find a workaround for GNOME 3.34 which has its session managed by systemd, and complicates this a bit.

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