[PLUG] Files to add stuff to normal running

[Dick Steffens]

On 5/5/26 16:06, King Beowulf wrote:
> On 5/5/26 09:32, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> What are the more common files in which one would put something to add
>> to the normal running of Xubuntu 22.04?
>>
>> A few months ago I made some changes based on a recommendation from
>> someone on this list. I put in more than desired and now always get an
>> error message every time the machine wakes up from screen saved
>> condition. I'd like to find my mistaken entry and get rid of it. It's
>> not a big problem, just an annoyance.
>>
>> The error message is:
>>
>> Power Manager
>> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.login1.SleepVerbNotSupported: Sleep verb
>> "suspend" not supported.
>>
>>
> Since Xfce is the same pretty much anywhere, for this error (it does say
> "Power Manager"), I would 1st check the Power Manager applet in the Xfce
> Settngs Manager program.  This is typically found:
>
> Mneu -> Settings -> Settings Manager
>
> or
>
> Menu -> Settings -> Power Manager
>
> Check the settings. Suspend uses RAM, but hibernate is "suspend to disk"
> for which you will need swap space at least as large as the RAM. Also,
> make sure you only have ONE screen saver active, and check those
> settijgs as well.
Power Manager Settings

General
Buttons
     When power button is pressed     [Ask]
     When sleep button is pressed        [Do nothing]
     When hibernate button is pressed    [Do nothing]
     When battery button is presesed    [Do nothing]
     Brightness step count                    [10]

Appearance
     Status notifications                (O __ )
     System tray icon                    (O __ )

System
System power saving
     System sleep mode        [Suspend ]
     When inactive for            (20 minutes )

Security
     [ ] Lock screen when system is going to sleep

Display
Display power management        ( __ O)
     Blank after                        (15 minutes)
Put to sleep after                 (Never)
Switch off after                    (Never)

Brightness reduction
     On inactivity reduce to            80%
     Reduce after                        Never



> Also, you are using systemd, so you will need to check to if you did
> something weird there. Since I do not use systemd for anything I cannot
> comment further.

Nothing definitive, but several lines of research to pursue when I have 
time.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens