Feature #450
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 10 years ago
I recently setup a laptop with Arch Linux, and found the desire to be able to close the lid of the laptop without suspending the laptop.
* Edit @/etc/systemd/logind.conf@ and make sure you have
> HandleLidSwitch=ignore
Which will make it ignore the lid being closed.
* To immediately apply these changes without needing to log out and and log back in, open a terminal and run:
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h2. Resources
* https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/52643/how-to-disable-auto-suspend-when-i-close-laptop-lid
systemctl restart systemd-logind
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