Linux Laptop Switch power on

For 13.10 – 20.04.1:

To make Ubuntu do nothing when laptop lid is closed:

  1. Open the /etc/systemd/logind.conf file in a text editor as root, for example, 
     sudo -H gedit /etc/systemd/logind.conf
  2. If HandleLidSwitch is not set to ignore then change it: 
     HandleLidSwitch=ignore

    Make sure it’s not commented out (it is commented out if it is preceded by the symbol #) or add it if it is missing,

  3. Restart the systemd daemon (be aware that this will log you off) with this command:
sudo systemctl restart systemd-logind

or, from 15.04 onwards:

sudo service systemd-logind restart

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