How to stop laptop from going to sleep when lid closed (18.04 LTS Mate)

[Tommy Trussell]

On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 1:33 AM Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have spent the last week recommissioning my old HP Elitebook 8440w
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> I have used Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and the Mate desktop.
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> The end use case will be that the laptop shall be running headless (no
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> What can be done to totally block *all* use of the automatic suspend?
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 I know you have already (possibly) solved this issue to your satisfaction
but one additional thing you might consider -- you might find some adhesive
rubber bumpers or "feet" (like go on the bottom of an appliance to protect
the finish of a shelf or table) and put them on the top of the screen so
the laptop lid doesn't close all the way, staying far enough open to
prevent triggering the close switch. If you cannot find bumpers tall enough
you might stack some to get enough height.

I suggest this not in jest -- a few laptops depend upon airflow around the
keyboard area for cooling purposes, so having it completely closed MIGHT
cause overheating issues, especially if it gets stored in a cupboard with
limited airflow.
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