After the last big upgrade (which I just manage to do today) there is no longer a 'suspend' option on the XFCE panel logout button. Also there is no longer an option to set 'suspend' in the power manager for when closing the lid (quite handy when working with a laptop on the go).

The sleep button on my keyboard works though (Fn + F12), but closing the lid only turns screen off, music keeps going..... (so no automatic suspend)

I have nothing from the kde/kdei-folders installed and don't like to install kde just to get a login manager; I use the simple log-in manager Slim for that (from SlackBuilds.org).

I understand that pm-utils was made redundant with elogind coming in but maybe not covering this use case?

Is there a workaround or do I have to live with Fn + F12 before rushing off to the train?

Cheers,

rob

I can't recall now but isn't there a config setting about inhibitors in /etc/elogind.conf ? Or could an old acpi rule call pm-utils instead of the new way ?

is this acceptable for you to add a custom shortcut to those xfce panel buttons and lid closing action ?

You can have a look at my post on this subject :

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...wn-4175685878/

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Thanks for all the tips.
@Marav, your post brought back the suspend options on the panel-logout action
@Tonus /etc/elogind/logind.conf showed that the thing should suspend automatically when closing lid
@_peter that would be very useful when I discover some scripts are calling pm-suspend in vain...

also discovered that xfce-screensaver might be involved and had to check its settings which seemed to activate the lid:
https://arcolinuxforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1879
Ive never installed xscreensaver (as that was easier than trying to see why it interfered with stuff like this), maybe -as promised- the xfce-one works.

This can be seen as solved. A conky glitch I got around; suddenly no transparent background anymore after the upgrade so that the info was no longer blending in with my random background of choice. Found via the man-page the lines
Including those in my .conkyrc repaired this...