Gnome-screensaver should be started by default. I'm not sure why it wasn't for you. I'm closing this bug, since you've figured out the problem you were having.
Please feel free to reopen it if you can reliably reproduce this issue in a default installation. ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078178 Title: Screen doesn not lock (until you do it manually once) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1078178/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs