{"id":33930,"date":"2021-06-10T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T14:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=33930"},"modified":"2024-04-28T14:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T14:29:14","slug":"automatic-shutdown-hibernate-on-idle-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/06\/automatic-shutdown-hibernate-on-idle-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable Automatic Shutdown \/ Hibernate when idle on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unlike laptop lid close action<\/a>, it’s easy to tell Ubuntu to shutdown or hibernate automatically when reached idle timeout.<\/p>\n

In all current Ubuntu releases, including Ubuntu 18.04<\/b>, Ubuntu 20.04<\/b>, Ubuntu 22.04<\/b>, and Ubuntu 24.04<\/b> running with the default GNOME desktop, you can enable ‘Automatic Suspend<\/b><\/i>‘ feature in Power Settings easily.<\/p>\n

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What if you want to power off, hibernate, or even log-out Ubuntu after it reached inactivity timeout? Here’s how to do this in two ways.<\/p>\n

Method 1. Run 2 commands to enable Automatic Shutdown \/ Hibernate:<\/h3>\n

Firstly open terminal either from system application launcher or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard.<\/p>\n

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NOTE: Hibernate does not function out-of-the-box in current Ubuntu releases. You have to enable it first if you need automatic hibernation<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

When terminal opens, run command for computer on AC power<\/b>:<\/p>\n