How can I tell Ubuntu 18.04 to do nothing when I close my laptop lid?

Question

I want my laptop to do nothing when I close the laptop lid. I found these options in dconf-editor for the laptop to do 'nothing'. However, the laptop still goes to suspended mode after I close the lid.

What did go wrong?

score 22 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '18 at 10:09

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Install gnome-tweaks

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks

and invoke it with

gnome-tweaks

Under the menu Power you can disable Suspend when laptop lid is closed.

edited Jun 15 '18 at 10:09

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answered Jun 15 '18 at 10:01

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This did not work for me. But this did work: https://tipsonubuntu.com/2018/04/28/change-lid-close-action-ubuntu-18-04-lts/#prettyPhoto – Erel Segal-Halevi May 19 '20 at 17:38
It works, and the command to install gnome-tweaks is also right. But the application command to invoke it is not gnome-tweaks, it should be "Tweaks". My Ubuntu version is 18.04. – Clock ZHONG Feb 18 '21 at 15:29

How can I tell Ubuntu 18.04 to do nothing when I close my laptop lid?

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