Before messing with xorg.conf, first back it up:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig
A. What DIDN'T work
So, to try to resolve this, I tried the following, but it didn't work.1) First NOT working solution
I found it in this post."This isn't the screensaver's issue. It is actually Xorg's default settings.
Add these lines in your xorg.conf (which is located in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and you must edit the file as superuser).
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Section "ServerFlags"
Option "BlankTime" "0"
Option "StandbyTime" "0"
Option "SuspendTime" "0"
Option "OffTime" "0"
Option "DontZap" "false"
EndSection
2) Second NOT WORKING solution
Then I tried adding a "NODPMS" option in xorg.conf (see this post). Didn't work either. That actually broke my system, had to boot from live USB, delete the modified xorg.conf and revert to a copy of my original xorg.conf (which luckily I had backed up, see top of this post).3) Third NOT WORKING solution
Then I removed the gnome-screensaver package using synaptic. Didn't work. Then I removed also the xscreensaver package. Didn't work either, screen still blanked after 10 minutes.4) Fourth NOT WORKING solution
(Before editing your /etc/profile, make sure to back it up, for instance by entering in a terminal the following command: sudo cp /etc/profile /etc/profile.orig. In case something goes wrong you can login from live CD or USB, or in recovery mode, and revert back by doing the opposite command from the command line interface: sudo cp /etc/profile.orig /etc/profile, then reboot).
Add to the end of /etc/profile (edit as superuser)
Add to the end of /etc/profile (edit as superuser)
xset s 0 0
xset -dpms
Reboot to make changes take effect.
(See this post, this post and this post)
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