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Ubuntu artful doesn't have close lid options. Help please?

Asked by Evan Tsimidis

I can't seem to find any options in the settings of Ubuntu artful that allow me to make it so that my laptop doesn't do anything when the lid is closed. What can I do to solve this?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Is it set in /etc/systemd/logind.conf

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Set:

HandleLidSwitch=ignore

Reboot to test (make a backup of the file before editting with:

sudo cp /etc/systemd/logind.conf ~/logind.conf_20171023

You can then copy back with:

cat ~/logind.conf_20171023 | sudo tee /etc/systemd/logind.conf

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Evan Tsimidis (rufflikerex) said : 		#3

The above did not work. My computer still enters suspend mode.

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Evan Tsimidis (rufflikerex) said : 		#4

I've found a working solution. Now that Ubuntu is using GNOME by default I figured out that tweaking software for GNOME would work, so I downloaded GNOME Tweaker from the Ubuntu App Store, went into the Tweaker's power settings and unchecked "Suspend on lid close". It worked and now my laptop doesn't suspend on a closed lid.