I’m learning Ubuntu as well. Check the displays and brightness/lock options.

I’m excited about the future of computing with Linux and am curious to know why you are using Ubuntu?

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Maybe talk to the guy that sold you the unit. I take it they do not know how to turn it off either if this is what they sold you. But this can be turned off through the terminal. I would have to check but try, sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver

Welcome to a different world!

Like anything, there are plusses and minuses, and there is certainly a learning curve, but I've been running Linux as my primary OS for ten years or so, and I'll never go back to back to running a Microsoft product as my daily driver.

This command is executed from a terminal window and should get you where you want to be:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver idle-activation-enabled 0

Oh, my bad. You are probably not even running a Gnome desktop in this setup.

Try under “security and privacy” and check for “screen lock” option or something like that. I can’t tell exactly what Ubuntu version you’re on... been a while.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=turn+off+screensaver+ubuntu

When the PC boots up, you press f2 to get into a menu with colors or is it a black and white command line like the old dos days? Aka you can only type things

Yeah man! Not to hijack the thread but I’ve dabbled with Debian and Fedora, and more recently Ubuntu and Mint. I already know how to update the kernel, manage packages with Aptitude, and configure desktop shortcuts. I am also playing online games and mods in WINE. I will not be running Windows 8 or newer on my personal computers.