ToddAndMargo via users writes:
On 4/1/22 15:46, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> ToddAndMargo via users writes:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Fedora 35
>> Xfce 4.16
>>
>> I have a customer with a shiny new System 76 laptop.
>> How do I configure it to shutdown or suspend when
>> he closes the lid?
>
> My experience is that if it doesn't work out of the box, it will never work.
>
> In Settings > Power Manager, the "System" tab: if it has a "Laptop
Lid" with
> a "When laptop lid is closed" option, you have even odds that it'll
actually
> work as advertised.
>
> There's no shutdown option, but there are "Switch off display",
"Suspend",
> "Hibernate", and "Lock Screen". Some or all of the above may
work, on a
> given laptop.
Settings > Power Manager, the "System" tab: if it has a "Laptop
Lid"
does not appear in Xfce's settings. Are you sure you were looking at Xfce?
Yes, the "Help" button takes me to
https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-power-
manager/4.16/start
So, that answers that. A laptop lid sensor is not detected on this hardware.