xprintidle is a utility that queries the X server for the user's idle time and prints it to stdout (in milliseconds).

Basically, type ./configure && make && sudo make install to compile and install the program. See the INSTALL.md file for more detailed instructions. You may have to run ./bootstrap beforehand.

You need the development files for the Xss library. In Debian, they are in the package libxss-dev or xlibs-static-dev, depending on your version.

Web page: http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~henoch/text/xprintidle.html E-mail: Magnus Henoch henoch@dtek.chalmers.se Jabber/XMPP: legoscia@jabber.cd.chalmers.se