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Ubuntu server - How do disable sleep when laptop screen is closed but allow screen to shut off
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I have a dell laptop that i just installed Ubuntu server 18.04 LTS on, and that i'm using as a Plex / TVHeadend server. I'd like to stop the laptop from going to sleep when the lid/laptop screen is closed, but still allow the screen to shut off.
Currently I modified /etc/systemd/login.conf and set
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
The only problem is that now the screen never shuts off when the lid is closed. Since this will be left running 24/7, i'd like the screen to shut off so as not to generate extra heat and save on power
Any suggestions?
server 18.04 power-management laptop
asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
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I have a dell laptop that i just installed Ubuntu server 18.04 LTS on, and that i'm using as a Plex / TVHeadend server. I'd like to stop the laptop from going to sleep when the lid/laptop screen is closed, but still allow the screen to shut off.
Currently I modified /etc/systemd/login.conf and set
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
The only problem is that now the screen never shuts off when the lid is closed. Since this will be left running 24/7, i'd like the screen to shut off so as not to generate extra heat and save on power
Any suggestions?
server 18.04 power-management laptop
asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
A solution has been described here: askubuntu.com/questions/1062369/…
– bixiou
Sep 1 '18 at 14:23
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I have a dell laptop that i just installed Ubuntu server 18.04 LTS on, and that i'm using as a Plex / TVHeadend server. I'd like to stop the laptop from going to sleep when the lid/laptop screen is closed, but still allow the screen to shut off.
Currently I modified /etc/systemd/login.conf and set
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
The only problem is that now the screen never shuts off when the lid is closed. Since this will be left running 24/7, i'd like the screen to shut off so as not to generate extra heat and save on power
Any suggestions?
server 18.04 power-management laptop
asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
I have a dell laptop that i just installed Ubuntu server 18.04 LTS on, and that i'm using as a Plex / TVHeadend server. I'd like to stop the laptop from going to sleep when the lid/laptop screen is closed, but still allow the screen to shut off.
Currently I modified /etc/systemd/login.conf and set
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
The only problem is that now the screen never shuts off when the lid is closed. Since this will be left running 24/7, i'd like the screen to shut off so as not to generate extra heat and save on power
Any suggestions?
server 18.04 power-management laptop
server 18.04 power-management laptop
asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
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asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
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asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
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asked Jun 20 '18 at 1:58
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A solution has been described here: askubuntu.com/questions/1062369/…
– bixiou
Sep 1 '18 at 14:23
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A solution has been described here: askubuntu.com/questions/1062369/…
– bixiou
Sep 1 '18 at 14:23
A solution has been described here: askubuntu.com/questions/1062369/…
– bixiou
Sep 1 '18 at 14:23
A solution has been described here: askubuntu.com/questions/1062369/…
– bixiou
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I have had the same issue and no luck trying to search online. Past Ubuntu versions had this option available iirc, but it seems 18.04 does not...
Currently, my workaround is to set blank screen to some time interval, and then just shut my computer lid (with the same HandLidSwitch=ignore setting), then let time pass until it auto-blanks the screen by itself. However this isn't exactly convenient and prevents you from having your own settings for how long screen blanking takes (for example, I prefer that my screen never blanks during idle usage - not compatible with this workaround).
Overall, Ubuntu 18.04's settings for sleeping your computer / blanking the screen seem very cumbersome... there doesn't seem to me to be a way to manually suspend / sleep my computer if I've changed the lid-close functionality, for example.
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
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answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
Just wondering how you set the screen to blank? I tried googling it, but only found references to doing this via the UI and not by command line
– John-Rock Bilodeau
Nov 12 '18 at 23:24
add a comment |
After all this time I finally figured it out
Since Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't have a /etc/rc.local file by default we need to create one.
sudo vi /etc/rc.local
press i to enter insert mode
Type the following 3 lines
#!/bin/bash
setterm --blank 1
exit 0
Next press escape, then type :wq to save and quit vi
Now change the permissions so the file can execute
sudo chown root /etc/rc.local
sudo chmod 755 /etc/rc.local
now restart the rc-local service. Type the following
systemctl restart rc-local
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
I forgot to mention setterm --blank 1 makes the screen blank after 1 minute of inactivity. The number can be between 0 and 60 I believe. Since i'm using the laptop as a server and using SSH to connect to it, I want the screen to go to sleep quickly
– John-Rock Bilodeau
31 mins ago
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I have had the same issue and no luck trying to search online. Past Ubuntu versions had this option available iirc, but it seems 18.04 does not...
Currently, my workaround is to set blank screen to some time interval, and then just shut my computer lid (with the same HandLidSwitch=ignore setting), then let time pass until it auto-blanks the screen by itself. However this isn't exactly convenient and prevents you from having your own settings for how long screen blanking takes (for example, I prefer that my screen never blanks during idle usage - not compatible with this workaround).
Overall, Ubuntu 18.04's settings for sleeping your computer / blanking the screen seem very cumbersome... there doesn't seem to me to be a way to manually suspend / sleep my computer if I've changed the lid-close functionality, for example.
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
1,1546716
answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
Just wondering how you set the screen to blank? I tried googling it, but only found references to doing this via the UI and not by command line
– John-Rock Bilodeau
Nov 12 '18 at 23:24
add a comment |
I have had the same issue and no luck trying to search online. Past Ubuntu versions had this option available iirc, but it seems 18.04 does not...
Currently, my workaround is to set blank screen to some time interval, and then just shut my computer lid (with the same HandLidSwitch=ignore setting), then let time pass until it auto-blanks the screen by itself. However this isn't exactly convenient and prevents you from having your own settings for how long screen blanking takes (for example, I prefer that my screen never blanks during idle usage - not compatible with this workaround).
Overall, Ubuntu 18.04's settings for sleeping your computer / blanking the screen seem very cumbersome... there doesn't seem to me to be a way to manually suspend / sleep my computer if I've changed the lid-close functionality, for example.
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
1,1546716
answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
Just wondering how you set the screen to blank? I tried googling it, but only found references to doing this via the UI and not by command line
– John-Rock Bilodeau
Nov 12 '18 at 23:24
add a comment |
I have had the same issue and no luck trying to search online. Past Ubuntu versions had this option available iirc, but it seems 18.04 does not...
Currently, my workaround is to set blank screen to some time interval, and then just shut my computer lid (with the same HandLidSwitch=ignore setting), then let time pass until it auto-blanks the screen by itself. However this isn't exactly convenient and prevents you from having your own settings for how long screen blanking takes (for example, I prefer that my screen never blanks during idle usage - not compatible with this workaround).
Overall, Ubuntu 18.04's settings for sleeping your computer / blanking the screen seem very cumbersome... there doesn't seem to me to be a way to manually suspend / sleep my computer if I've changed the lid-close functionality, for example.
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
1,1546716
answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
I have had the same issue and no luck trying to search online. Past Ubuntu versions had this option available iirc, but it seems 18.04 does not...
Currently, my workaround is to set blank screen to some time interval, and then just shut my computer lid (with the same HandLidSwitch=ignore setting), then let time pass until it auto-blanks the screen by itself. However this isn't exactly convenient and prevents you from having your own settings for how long screen blanking takes (for example, I prefer that my screen never blanks during idle usage - not compatible with this workaround).
Overall, Ubuntu 18.04's settings for sleeping your computer / blanking the screen seem very cumbersome... there doesn't seem to me to be a way to manually suspend / sleep my computer if I've changed the lid-close functionality, for example.
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
1,1546716
answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
1,1546716
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
1,1546716
edited Aug 5 '18 at 7:25
Stephen Rauch
1,1546716
1,1546716
answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
answered Aug 5 '18 at 4:09
bottledcapsbottledcaps
113
113
Just wondering how you set the screen to blank? I tried googling it, but only found references to doing this via the UI and not by command line
– John-Rock Bilodeau
Nov 12 '18 at 23:24
add a comment |
Just wondering how you set the screen to blank? I tried googling it, but only found references to doing this via the UI and not by command line
– John-Rock Bilodeau
Nov 12 '18 at 23:24
Just wondering how you set the screen to blank? I tried googling it, but only found references to doing this via the UI and not by command line
– John-Rock Bilodeau
Nov 12 '18 at 23:24
Just wondering how you set the screen to blank? I tried googling it, but only found references to doing this via the UI and not by command line
– John-Rock Bilodeau
Nov 12 '18 at 23:24
add a comment |
After all this time I finally figured it out
Since Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't have a /etc/rc.local file by default we need to create one.
sudo vi /etc/rc.local
press i to enter insert mode
Type the following 3 lines
#!/bin/bash
setterm --blank 1
exit 0
Next press escape, then type :wq to save and quit vi
Now change the permissions so the file can execute
sudo chown root /etc/rc.local
sudo chmod 755 /etc/rc.local
now restart the rc-local service. Type the following
systemctl restart rc-local
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
I forgot to mention setterm --blank 1 makes the screen blank after 1 minute of inactivity. The number can be between 0 and 60 I believe. Since i'm using the laptop as a server and using SSH to connect to it, I want the screen to go to sleep quickly
– John-Rock Bilodeau
31 mins ago
add a comment |
After all this time I finally figured it out
Since Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't have a /etc/rc.local file by default we need to create one.
sudo vi /etc/rc.local
press i to enter insert mode
Type the following 3 lines
#!/bin/bash
setterm --blank 1
exit 0
Next press escape, then type :wq to save and quit vi
Now change the permissions so the file can execute
sudo chown root /etc/rc.local
sudo chmod 755 /etc/rc.local
now restart the rc-local service. Type the following
systemctl restart rc-local
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
I forgot to mention setterm --blank 1 makes the screen blank after 1 minute of inactivity. The number can be between 0 and 60 I believe. Since i'm using the laptop as a server and using SSH to connect to it, I want the screen to go to sleep quickly
– John-Rock Bilodeau
31 mins ago
add a comment |
After all this time I finally figured it out
Since Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't have a /etc/rc.local file by default we need to create one.
sudo vi /etc/rc.local
press i to enter insert mode
Type the following 3 lines
#!/bin/bash
setterm --blank 1
exit 0
Next press escape, then type :wq to save and quit vi
Now change the permissions so the file can execute
sudo chown root /etc/rc.local
sudo chmod 755 /etc/rc.local
now restart the rc-local service. Type the following
systemctl restart rc-local
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
After all this time I finally figured it out
Since Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't have a /etc/rc.local file by default we need to create one.
sudo vi /etc/rc.local
press i to enter insert mode
Type the following 3 lines
#!/bin/bash
setterm --blank 1
exit 0
Next press escape, then type :wq to save and quit vi
Now change the permissions so the file can execute
sudo chown root /etc/rc.local
sudo chmod 755 /etc/rc.local
now restart the rc-local service. Type the following
systemctl restart rc-local
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
answered 33 mins ago
John-Rock BilodeauJohn-Rock Bilodeau
65
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I forgot to mention setterm --blank 1 makes the screen blank after 1 minute of inactivity. The number can be between 0 and 60 I believe. Since i'm using the laptop as a server and using SSH to connect to it, I want the screen to go to sleep quickly
– John-Rock Bilodeau
31 mins ago
add a comment |
I forgot to mention setterm --blank 1 makes the screen blank after 1 minute of inactivity. The number can be between 0 and 60 I believe. Since i'm using the laptop as a server and using SSH to connect to it, I want the screen to go to sleep quickly
– John-Rock Bilodeau
31 mins ago
I forgot to mention setterm --blank 1 makes the screen blank after 1 minute of inactivity. The number can be between 0 and 60 I believe. Since i'm using the laptop as a server and using SSH to connect to it, I want the screen to go to sleep quickly
– John-Rock Bilodeau
31 mins ago
I forgot to mention setterm --blank 1 makes the screen blank after 1 minute of inactivity. The number can be between 0 and 60 I believe. Since i'm using the laptop as a server and using SSH to connect to it, I want the screen to go to sleep quickly
– John-Rock Bilodeau
31 mins ago
add a comment |
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A solution has been described here: askubuntu.com/questions/1062369/…
– bixiou
Sep 1 '18 at 14:23