#Xfce power manager systemd install
#Xfce power manager systemd update

** GNOME USERS ** Skip this step and see the stack exchange thread on gnome-screensaver via dbus I am going to focus on xscreensaver here as that’s the default for XFCE but see the below notes on other desktop environments. We need to utilize a systemd unit file to invoke screensaver on resume. Since systemd is now handling pm-suspend events, it has no way of telling your respective screensaver to lock.

#Xfce power manager systemd install

Uncomment/Edit the following lines in /etc/systemd/nfģ) Install Systemd target to Lock Screen on Resume Other Windows Managers (Awesome, i3, etc)Ģ) Make Systemd (logind) Handle Close Lid Events with Hybrid Suspend

#Xfce power manager systemd update

Update 2017-10: KDE now has an option to set lid close event to hybrid suspend in later versions. You need to tell powerdevil to perform no action when the lid is closed.Īfter that you need to follow the instructions on comment #5 of this KDE bug report. I don’t run GNOME so this is untested – please comment if this doesn’t work and I’ll update the guide. This should work as-is with nf settings below. You can query what the value is at any time by removing the -s true xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -p /xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-lid-switch Now you can re-run the original command to set it. xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -p /logind-handle-lid-switch -n -t bool -s true

Note: In later versions of XFCE (4.13 or 4.14+) this xconf-query setting may not exist, in this case you’ll want to create it first. xfce4-power-manager/logind-handle-lid-switch -s true Use the xconf-query command below to tell systemd to handle power management. NOTE: You don’t need to have your swap partition space match your physical memory, you only need enough swap space to suspend your current memory usage footprint (usually a lot less).ġ) Tell Your Desktop Environment to let systemd handle Power Management Here’s how you set it up (example: Fedora 22+). This allows you to never lose your work due to your battery going out.

If you run out of battery while suspended, use the hibernate image to resume.

If you resume with battery power – you resume from memory.

Suspend to RAM and create a hibernate image (for example, when you shut your lid).

The following guide lets you suspend to both memory and disk, so you never lose your work if your battery is depleted while suspended. One feature desktop Linux has been lacking out of the box is hybrid-suspend, supported as of Kernel versions 3.6+.