Public bug reported: In gnome-shell, the hardware power button does not open the interactive power menu. It sleeps the computer instead.
The configuration backend to customize this behaviour was intentionally removed in commit [50564cde49ca2][1] (for [bug 753713][2]). After [some discussion](https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755953), it's returned in [gnome-settings-daemon 3.20](https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755953#c29). Unfortunately, 3.20 is not in the [16.04 ubuntu repos](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon) (however there is a 3.20 release for Yakkety 16.10). Can 3.20 be released in xenial-updates? Removing this functionality is a disruptive change and it appears it was introduced in the Xenial LTS release (3.17 was not in Wily). While I understand gnome doesn't follow Ubuntu's stable release strategy and this is one in a large system of applications, can we get gnome- settings-daemon upgraded to 3.20 in Xenial? ---- Use case scenarios for why this is disruptive: * [Accidentally hitting the power button](https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/3oddse/buttonpower_gone_in_318/cvwd2ho) sleeps the computer without recourse. The interactive menu gives you 60 seconds to cancel. * Laptops can already suspend when the lid is closed. While the power button can be configured to hibernate instead of sleep, my laptop does not support hibernate. Now I have a nonfunctional button (when configured to hibernate) or two ways to do the same action. * Laptops with low battery life cannot last long in suspend state. (And again, hibernate does not always work.) * The initial change was made to make the media buttons do what their labels say, but the "power" button no longer controls powering off the machine. Removing "shutdown" from the list of configurations is reasonable on the grounds that it is destructive, but removing "interactive" doesn't follow since it's the least destructive. The power button was the most convenient way to invoke that menu. Thank you for your consideration. ---- Additional information: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 $ apt-cache policy gnome-settings-daemon gnome-settings-daemon: Installed: 3.18.2-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1 Version table: 3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1 500 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages *** 3.18.2-0ubuntu3 500 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status [1]: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/?id=50564cde49ca2 [2]: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753713 ** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #755953 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755953 ** Also affects: gnome-settings-daemon via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755953 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1625712 Title: Power button no longer opens interactive menu in Xenial Status in gnome-settings-daemon: Unknown Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: In gnome-shell, the hardware power button does not open the interactive power menu. It sleeps the computer instead. The configuration backend to customize this behaviour was intentionally removed in commit [50564cde49ca2][1] (for [bug 753713][2]). After [some discussion](https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755953), it's returned in [gnome-settings-daemon 3.20](https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=755953#c29). Unfortunately, 3.20 is not in the [16.04 ubuntu repos](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon) (however there is a 3.20 release for Yakkety 16.10). Can 3.20 be released in xenial-updates? Removing this functionality is a disruptive change and it appears it was introduced in the Xenial LTS release (3.17 was not in Wily). While I understand gnome doesn't follow Ubuntu's stable release strategy and this is one in a large system of applications, can we get gnome- settings-daemon upgraded to 3.20 in Xenial? ---- Use case scenarios for why this is disruptive: * [Accidentally hitting the power button](https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/3oddse/buttonpower_gone_in_318/cvwd2ho) sleeps the computer without recourse. The interactive menu gives you 60 seconds to cancel. * Laptops can already suspend when the lid is closed. While the power button can be configured to hibernate instead of sleep, my laptop does not support hibernate. Now I have a nonfunctional button (when configured to hibernate) or two ways to do the same action. * Laptops with low battery life cannot last long in suspend state. (And again, hibernate does not always work.) * The initial change was made to make the media buttons do what their labels say, but the "power" button no longer controls powering off the machine. Removing "shutdown" from the list of configurations is reasonable on the grounds that it is destructive, but removing "interactive" doesn't follow since it's the least destructive. The power button was the most convenient way to invoke that menu. Thank you for your consideration. ---- Additional information: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 $ apt-cache policy gnome-settings-daemon gnome-settings-daemon: Installed: 3.18.2-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1 Version table: 3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1 500 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages *** 3.18.2-0ubuntu3 500 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status [1]: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/?id=50564cde49ca2 [2]: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753713 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1625712/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
