Bug 513961 - Power button does not work when set to "Hibernate" or "Sleep"
Summary: Power button does not work when set to "Hibernate" or "Sleep"
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Power management & brightness (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-12-29 18:03 UTC by krisrh21
Modified: 2026-01-08 20:27 UTC (History)
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Description krisrh21 2025-12-29 18:03:23 UTC 
SUMMARY
After setting "When power button pressed" to either "Hibernate" or "Sleep", nothing happens when the power button is pressed.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In "System Settings"/"Power Management", set "When power button pressed" to either "Hibernate" or "Sleep".
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OBSERVED RESULT
Pressing the power button does nothing.

EXPECTED RESULT
Pressing the power button should either hibernate the PC or enter sleep mode.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.20.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.17.9-300.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)

Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i3-7100U CPU @ 2.40GHz
Memory:  16 GiB of RAM

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I can confirm when "When power button pressed" is set to "Turn off screen", my laptops screen does turn off. I can also confirm my laptop does hibernate and enter sleep mode when these options is selected in "Application Launcher".

I also want to point out that, I setup Fedora Linux with a 16 GiB swap partition.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-08 20:27:49 UTC 
Can you try this in a new clean user account with no other customizations? Does it also happen there?