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I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Server on an Asus Eee PC netbook.

Back when I had 12.04 installed, I was able to close the netbook and the system would stay running. Now with 14.04, closing the netbook puts the system in suspend mode.

How do I make it so that the netbook stays powered on after closing the screen?

I have tried adding acpi=off apm=off to the default grub boot option in /etc/default/grub, but this did not work.

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    See if this fixes your problem

    http://askubuntu.com/questions/15520/how-can-i-tell-ubuntu-to-do-nothing-when-i-close-my-laptop-lid

     – Alex J Sep 05 '14 at 21:08

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Per Alex-J's suggestion, using this link fixed the problem: How can I tell Ubuntu to do nothing when I close my laptop lid?

Verified working on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Server.

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. Add a line HandleLidSwitch=ignore (make sure it's not commented out!),

  3. Restart the systemd daemon with this command:

    sudo restart systemd-logind

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