Public bug reported: GNOME 3.28 has turned Automatic Suspend on by default and set it to 20 minutes:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/2fdb48fa I generally think this is a good thing. There are a few issues though. 1. The computer will still suspend even if there are remote users logged in or the computer is being used as a server for files, printers, etc. 2. Some software doesn't set inhibit correctly. ~ahasenack mentioned he was using the Spotify Snap and the computer suspend after 20 minutes. (Maybe Spotify needs to use the screen-inhibit-control snap interface.) 3. Even if it does set inhibit, there is a report that the computer will suspend as soon as the inhibit is removed if there is no other activity. (Imagine a movie playing. At the end of the movie, the computer goes to sleep immediately.) More details and proposed fix at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=705942#c21 4. There is no GUI way to change this setting for the login screen yet. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/issues/22 5. Some users think that desktop computers should be always running unless told otherwise. Personally, I don't give this argument much weight at all. ** Affects: ubuntu-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: bionic rls-bb-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-settings in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1759008 Title: Revert automatic suspend by default for bionic? Status in ubuntu-settings package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: GNOME 3.28 has turned Automatic Suspend on by default and set it to 20 minutes: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/2fdb48fa I generally think this is a good thing. There are a few issues though. 1. The computer will still suspend even if there are remote users logged in or the computer is being used as a server for files, printers, etc. 2. Some software doesn't set inhibit correctly. ~ahasenack mentioned he was using the Spotify Snap and the computer suspend after 20 minutes. (Maybe Spotify needs to use the screen-inhibit-control snap interface.) 3. Even if it does set inhibit, there is a report that the computer will suspend as soon as the inhibit is removed if there is no other activity. (Imagine a movie playing. At the end of the movie, the computer goes to sleep immediately.) More details and proposed fix at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=705942#c21 4. There is no GUI way to change this setting for the login screen yet. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/issues/22 5. Some users think that desktop computers should be always running unless told otherwise. Personally, I don't give this argument much weight at all. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-settings/+bug/1759008/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
