Shutdown or Hibernate Ubuntu 14.10 automatically when laptop lid is closed. An useful Ubuntu 14.10 tip that will automatically shutdown the system when laptop lid is closed. You can enable this option using built-in Power utility.
The Ubuntu built-in Power utility allows to select what to do when the laptop lid is closed. By default, there are only “Suspend” and “Do nothing” options available. But, you can customize this and enable Shutdown or Hibernate options in Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn. Which means, you can automatically shutdown the Ubuntu 14.10 system when laptop lid is closed.
1. Open Terminal, press Ctrl+Alt+T and the following command and hit enter. This command will edit the systemd-logind settings using Gedit text editor.
sudo gedit /etc/systemd/logind.conf
2.Shutdown Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn
Once the systemd-logind settings file is opened, find out the line #HandleLidSwitch=suspend. Remove the # and change the value (given below) and save the file.
Shutdown Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn
HandleLidSwitch=poweroff
This option will shutdown the system’s power off when laptop lid is closed.
3. Hibernate Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn
HandleLidSwitch=hibernate
This option will enable hibernate option for the system when laptop lid is closed.
Once you have made the changes, save the file and exit. Now you must restart the system so the changes take place.