Consider Including acpid by Default for Better Laptop Lid Detection

[paulo87]

Hello Linux Mint Team,

I would like to provide some feedback regarding an issue I encountered on my system running Linux Mint 22.1 Xia (Cinnamon).

Issue Description

The system does not consistently detect lid close events. Sometimes, closing the laptop lid correctly triggers the configured power management actions (such as suspending or turning off the display), but other times it fails.

After troubleshooting, I discovered that ACPI events were not being reliably handled until I manually installed the acpid package.

Steps to Resolve the Issue

I was able to fix the problem by installing acpid:

sudo apt install acpid

After installing this package and rebooting, lid events were properly detected, and the issue was resolved.

System Information

Linux Mint Version: 22.1 "Xia"
Desktop Environment: Cinnamon 6.4.7
Kernel: 6.8.0-53-generic (x86_64, 64-bit)
Laptop Model: Dell Inspiron 5437
Motherboard/BIOS: Dell 0GH8WH, BIOS A09 (01/24/2014)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4500U (Dual Core)
Battery: 31.8 Wh (100% charge)
Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics (driver: i915) / NVIDIA GK208M [GeForce GT 740M]

Suggestion

Since I did not manually remove acpid, its absence in the default installation appears to be an oversight. Would it be possible to include acpid by default in future Linux Mint releases? Alternatively, mentioning its installation in troubleshooting guides could help users experiencing similar power management issues on laptops.

Thank you for your attention. I hope this feedback is useful for future improvements.

Best regards,

Paulo Alexandre