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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/articles/2025/Closing-laptop-lid-without-suspend.html b/articles/2025/Closing-laptop-lid-without-suspend.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..5890d25 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/2025/Closing-laptop-lid-without-suspend.html @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="EN"> + <head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css"> + <title>Closing laptop lid without suspend</title> + </head> + <body> + <header> + <h1>Bloggings</h1> + <a href="/index.php">Back</a> + + </header> + +<main> +<article> +<h2>Closing laptop lid without suspend</h2> +<h3>2025-07-04</h3> +<h4>Looking into using a laptop as a home server</h4> +<p>Since I've got a fibre connection I've been musing about not paying for a VPS and using a home server instead.</p> +<p>I have an unused laptop that could fit the bill maybe. The advantage of a laptop is that 1) I have one and 2) No need for +a ups or screen.</p> +<p>I'm not really sure that I'll build a home server like this, but I'm collecting info.</p> +<p>One of the things I was wondering is how to stop a laptop from entering suspend when the lid is closed. I found a +comment on unixstackexchange that explains how to do it on a non-systemd installation. (and a systemd one too but who cares about that?)</p> +<p>Find the path of the lid switch:</p> +<code>cat /proc/acpi/wakeup</code> +<p>Find the line for the lid and enter the command to deactivate it, for example:</p> +<code>echo 'PNP0C0D:00' | sudo tee /sys/bus/acpi/drivers/button/unbind</code> +<p>If it works, you can add the above line to /etc/rc.local to make it permanent.</p> +<p><a href="https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/706471/linux-cli-disable-sleep-when-laptop-lid-closed">Original comment</a></p> +<p>On systemd installations, edit /etc/systemd/logind.conf and uncomment the following line: HandleLidSwitch=ignore.</p> + + </article> +</main> +<footer> + + <p> </p> + + <p>ยง</p> + </footer> +</body> +</html> |