I want know if there's a way to change the action when the power key is pressed. I use Ubuntu 11.10 and when it is pressed it opens a small window with shutdown options. I want know how to change this, and make it open anything else. Is there a way to do that? And how?
Ubuntu – How to change what action is caused when the power button is pressed
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Lid Close Action
To set up the Laptop Lid Close Action you have to install Advanced Setting (or the Gnome Tweak Tool). It is in the USC (Ubuntu Software Center) under either tweak or Advanced Settings. If installed press the super button and type in tweak or advanced and choose the Advanced Settings. When it opens choose the shell tab;
Press the arrows and choose you desired on both on AC and on battery;
Default buttons behavior
Install dconf-tools:
sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
Press alt+f2 and open dconf-editor (or in a terminal type dconf-editor)
Navigate to org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power and set your default button-power action there:
On some systems you will also need to mark the item suppress-logout-restart-shutdown.
I had to edit /etc/systemd/logind.conf to make HandlePowerKey=ignore, and that solved the issue!
Best Answer
You can change the action that happens when pressing the power button by entering this command into a terminal:
replace the 'hibernate' with the action you want.
Also take a look at this duplicate post for more information.