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How can I set up a keyboard shortcut that I can use instead of clicking this menu item?

Suspend

I have read about various terminal commands for suspending which I could easily assign to a keyboard shortcut, but all have required the use of sudo. I am looking for a solution that I can use on a system where I do not have administer privileges.

ijk
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For Ubuntu 15.04. and later you can use from the terminal

systemctl suspend

Then create a shortcut in the settings/keyboard app with the same command.

key-sortcut

Easy!

Reason: Ubuntu switched from upstart to systemd.

Elder Geek
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Alex1357
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  1. Install the powermanagement-interface package first, it provides the pmi command we will use to suspend.
    UPDATE: I looked at the source for pmi and the command it uses to suspend is: 

    dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.UPower" /org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.UPower.Suspend

    If you can't install pmi, replace pmi action suspend with that command in the next step.

  2. Open up System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts, click on Add and put pmi action suspend as the command.

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  3. Click on the newly created shortcut entry, and set the shortcut keys.

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hirsch
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Isaiah
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Same as above, but use this command instead:

dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 /org/freedesktop/login1 "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.Suspend" boolean:true

Source: http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=16497311#p16497311

Chrisky
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systemctl suspend -i worked for me.

Mapped to super+d in the Keyboard settings custom shortcuts.

AlikElzin-kilaka
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With Ubuntu 16.04 LTS an newer I would suggest using systemctl instead because newer systems use systemd to control things.

The safe command to run is systemctl suspend which suspends the machine immediately unless some process is asking the system to stay powered (e.g. video player showing a movie, active CD burner, another logged in user doing anything, etc).

If you want to force suspend immediately and ignore all "inhibitors" simply add -i as explained by the output of the above command.

If you want to immediately lock the screensaver and suspend the system in all cases, you can run

loginctl lock-session && systemctl suspend -i

This is better than using raw dbus to send messages because using loginctl and systemctl avoids hardcoding any info about your screensaver or session manager.

Mikko Rantalainen
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Here a exaple how to create keyboard shortcut to suspend the system by pressing <Super> + s keys:

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys suspend "['<Super>s']"

or create a custom keybinding:

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings "['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/']"
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ name 'suspend'
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ command 'systemctl suspend'
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ binding '<Super>p'
panticz
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