I recently switched my Asus Zenbook to Linux Mint, and I noticed that it can fold back to become a tablet. On Windows, it would automatically deactivate the keyboard when flipped, but now that I'm using Linux, that feature seems to be missing. Can anyone help me figure out how to get this functionality back?
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You can't automatically turn off the keyboard just by folding it back using Linux Mint. But you can disable it manually or through a script that runs when you fold the laptop. You can use the `xinput` command to manage your devices. Just check your device list with `xinput list`, find your keyboard's ID, and use `xinput disable ` to turn it off when needed.
What about trying the XFCE or MATE editions of Linux? They might handle a 2-in-1 setup better than Cinnamon. Overall, if you're facing this issue on a Lenovo IdeaPad 5, joining the conversation on which distro works best for such devices could help.
Honestly, the Cinnamon desktop environment doesn't really support this feature well on foldable laptops like yours. While Linux Mint is great, it wasn’t designed with foldable devices in mind. You might want to consider switching to a different distro that’s better suited for 2-in-1 devices, like OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with KDE Plasma. It tends to have everything working right out of the box for that form factor. If you want some functionality tweaks, you could try adjusting the settings, but it may not fix the core issue.
Doesn't Cinnamon even have a general feature to disable the keyboard? Or is it strictly about folding laptops?
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