RE: Prevent Screen Blanking

["-=Brian Truter=-" <brian famvid com>]

Once upon a time, -=Brian Truter=- <brian famvid com> said:
> Is there a way to prevent the screen from blanking after so many minutes
of
> inactivity, or control how long before it blanks?

>To turn off screen blanking:

>/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 -store

>Change 0 to the number of minutes you want it to wait before blanking
>for a different blank time.


Thank you very much. Is this setting permanant, or something I need to do
after ever reboot? Also, will this prevent the same from happening in X, or
is there a different method?