Mistaking precisely documented Wiki for silence… Do you Mark All As Read your email each day, too? ;)
Rtfm happy ending
At least the Arch Wiki is always there for us…
Welcome to Linux
Is
systemctl suspenddifferent than closing the lid or clicking “sleep” on your DE’s power menu?No, it’s not different, I just use Arch and have no power menu anymore, nor did I usually close my laptop lid while I was still planning to use it. I usually just powered it down fully because it used to start very fast, but I think the laptop bios battery is dying or something, because it turns on much slower now than it did before. So finding the actual command that triggers the suspend state was so epic, because I can script and bind it now.
I just use Arch
You have only yourself to blame then. You’ve chosen a distribution which expects users to learn how the system works and it’s on you to figure out how to suspend the system.
I think the laptop bios battery is dying
This is unlikely. If the battery was dying, you’d be loosing BIOS/UEFI settings including time. Once the computer starts up, the battery is unused.
“I take full responsibility for my Arch install” is one of my favourite lines from a linux youtuber.
Yes, that’s why I chose the distro I chose, and why this was not a serious post were I was actually upset, I enjoy learning and reading, I just wanted to make a post about suspend bc it has made me happy. I am also aware the bios battery does nothing once it’s booted, once it’s booted the performance is the same as it has always been. So I assumed the cmos battery is dying, but not dead enough to lose settings yet.
I am also aware the bios battery does nothing once it’s booted
The CMOS battery does nothing from the moment computer is turned on. If you’re saying booting takes longer, that’s not battery’s fault.
So I assumed the cmos battery is dying, but not dead enough to lose settings yet.
That’s not how CMOS battery work. It’s even good enough or you’re loosing the clock.
But it supossed to work when u closing ur lid of laptop
Who closes their laptop?
Edit for clarity: /jPeople who carry it around and don’t just use it as a desktop replacement… With an open lid it doesn’t quite fit into my bag pack.
