{"id":9199,"date":"2019-07-23T15:48:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9199"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:09:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:09:56","slug":"change-battery-critical-low-action-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/07\/change-battery-critical-low-action-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Battery Critical Low Action in Ubuntu 22.04 [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ubuntu will by default go sleep when your laptop battery is running into critical low. For those who want to apply anther action, here’s how to do the trick in Ubuntu with the default GNOME desktop.<\/p>\n

NOTE: This tutorial is tested and works in Ubuntu 22.04 with default GNOME. It may also works in current other Ubuntu releases.<\/b><\/p>\n

1. First, open terminal either by searching from ‘Activities’ overview or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard.<\/p>\n

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2. When terminal opens, run command to edit the upower config file:<\/p>\n

sudo gedit \/etc\/UPower\/UPower.conf<\/pre>\n
For Ubuntu 22.10+, replace gedit<\/code> in command with gnome-text-editor<\/code>, or use nano<\/code> instead for other Linux.<\/p>\n
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3. Once file opens, scroll down and find out the line CriticalPowerAction=HybridSleep<\/b> (the last line in my case). As the description says, you can change the value into:<\/p>\n