Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Disable Xubuntu 16.04 Close Laptop Lid Suspend

On Xubuntu 16.04 after editing the power settings to do nothing when the lid closes, my laptop would still suspend. I want it to just turn the off the display. The fix for this is easy, to change it open the /etc/systemd/logind.conf file in a text editor as root using:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf

Look for this line, and remove the comment # and save the file

#HandleLidSwitch=ignore

So it should look like this:

HandleLidSwitch=ignore

If the line is not present, add it and save the file. Then restart the systemd daemon with this command:

sudo service systemd-logind restart

Close the lid, and the laptop shouldn't suspend.

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