Fedora 20 (Heisenbug)

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Set the screensaver idle timeout

    $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay <seconds>

Disable the screen lock

     $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false

Enable logout

    $ gsettings set org.gnome.shell always-show-log-out true

Install the "Disable Screen Shield" extension to get rid of the screensaver screen shield/curtain thing.

Disable cursor blinking

    $ gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.interface cursor-blink false

Disable "raise on click"

    $ gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences raise-on-click false

Don't show icons on the desktop

    $ gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false

To set the default boot entry in grub, run

    # grub2-set-default <entry N>