q §2024-10-30

[Ubuntu provides several options to manage power settings](https://myelo.elotouch.com/support/s/article/How-to-Disable-Screen-Lock-and-System-Suspend-in-Ubuntu, including the ability to disable screen lock and system suspend. Here are some methods you can use to disable these features in Ubuntu:

• Method 1: Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

  • To disable screen lock, you can use the following command in the terminal:

  • gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

  • This command sets the value of the "idle-delay" setting to 0, which disables the screen lock when the user is idle. This works well on Linux GNOME Ubuntu desktop.

  • To disable system suspend, you can use the following command in the terminal:

    • systemctl mask suspend.target