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06-27-2016

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Strange things happen when I close my laptop lid

I recently bought a new HP Spectre x360 laptop and installed Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bit) for the first time.

I have noticed a few small bugs but something very strange happens when I shut the laptop lid. The last time I closed it for example, when I re-opened:

The screen resolution had changed to a setting I had had previously.

There were 5 untitled new folders on my desktop.

There were about 10 terminal windows opened.

The touchpad scrolling direction had reverted back to the default.

Chrome had disappeared from my toolbar when it was locked.

When I opened Chrome, it behaved like it was opened for the first time, and any extentions I had, had disappeared.
In summary, it seems like the machine had gone back in time - amongst other things.

I've also noticed previously that I've closed my lid with YouTube open, and it will start playing after I've closed it!

Is there a problem with my new laptop, or are these things bugs in my software? If it's the latter, is there anything I can do?

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WHAT-PATCH(1)						      General Commands Manual						     WHAT-PATCH(1)

NAME

       what-patch - detect which patch system a Debian package uses

SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

       what-patch examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch system the Debian package is using.

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