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Is it possible to make 16.04 hibernate on lid close? [duplicate]

I recently updated to 16.04 (64 bit) and I'd really love to be able to make my laptop hibernate on closing the lid. I'm able to successfully hibernate by typing sudo pm-hibernate into terminal but I ...
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Use `s2both` for suspending [duplicate]

KDE uses suspend-to-ram by default. How can I change it so it runs s2both instead? I have tried How do I use pm-suspend-hybrid by default instead of pm-suspend? but that simply blocks my machine, ...
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How do I start Nautilus as root?

I've got a problem with Nautilus in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. When I run the command gksu nautilus /, the password ask box appears and I type my super-user password, then the password box disappears and ...
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What is hybrid suspend

What is hybrid suspend? Please also add other info such as packages, etc. A how-to would be great too.
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Lid Closed Suspend then Hibernate

I would love for the lid closing behavior to "suspend" for a certain amount of time (1 or 2 hours) and then "hibernate" to save battery. Is there a way to change the settings of "suspend" so that it ...
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Whither hybrid suspend?

So what ever happened to hybrid suspend, where it would suspend to both RAM and disk? It was kind of hot a few years ago, but it seems it was dropped. Is there any way to set this up in recent Ubuntu ...
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Does linux have a hybrid "deep sleep" mode like the Mac?

On Mac OS a laptop will suspend to RAM when you shut the lid, when its been asleep for a certain (configurable) amount of time it will hibernate. This is generally good, since you get the fast sleep/...
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Having apps stay open when the computer starts

Hello Running Ubuntu Mate. Is their a way to have command line applications open automatically at startup. Right now every time I restart the computer I have to open the programs manually.
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Why does my battery drains fast with Ubuntu in sleep more?

I have an Asus EEE PC 1005HA netbook dual booting Ubuntu and Windows 7. When I close the lid in either OS the laptop will go to sleep. If I do this in Ubuntu and come back to the computer a few days ...
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Hybrid Suspend in 14.04?

Hybrid suspend was working in 13.10 before upgrade, but no longer. Tried both methods mentioned here How do I use pm-suspend-hybrid by default instead of pm-suspend? but no luck Test for support ...
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Can Ubuntu sleep like the MacOS and restore after running out of power?

If this is a dupe point me in the right direction and I'll delete this, but I could not find via google. One feature I really miss from OSX is that when my MBP runs out of power, after being charged, ...
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How do you control how hybrid suspend works?

I would like hybrid suspend to act a certain way. If I add the code # Always use suspend_hybrid instead of suspend if [ "$METHOD" = "suspend" ]; then METHOD=suspend_hybrid fi PM_HIBERNATE_DELAY=XX ...
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20.04: 'True' hybrid-suspend / suspend-to-both / suspend-and-hibernate?

I have hibernate working, and I can also trigger 'true' hybrid-suspend from the command line or my power menu, but I want to configure Ubuntu 20.04 to hybrid-suspend when idle rather than just suspend ...
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How to tell if Kubuntu is hibernating or not?

My Kubuntu 22.04 on a Macbook Air takes a lot to wake up from sleep, which makes me think it's maybe hibernating in fact. This is happening even if the lid is closed for a few seconds. It takes up to ...
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How to make FirewallD and hybrid-sleep work together?

I have firewalld working following the answer Firewalld does not start at boot. I have hybrid-sleep working following How do I use pm-suspend-hybrid by default instead of pm-suspend? However, if ...
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