Can't see the Hibernate button in Zorin OS 18.1

General Help
1

I'm rather new to Linux.
I started off with Linux mint and it took me some to get hibernation working over there because it used an LVM partition for hibernating.
So I started all over again and now I took Zorin because it's as close as possible to Windows (11). Since I'm not the only to use this pc a Windows look and feel is important.
So I planned my installation more carefully and I created a separate swap partition big enough to be able to hibernate.
Adding some lines in scripts (grub ...) here and there and my laptop is capable of hibernating.
sudo systemctl hibernate works flawless.
But I still needed the hibernation option in the power off menu.
Running the extension manager and adding the Hibernate Status Button does not do the job.
I can change the behaviour of the power button so it will go immediately in hibernate and that's already a good workaround.
I can also add the arc menu in the extension manager and then I have a separate hibernate button, also a good workaround but not perfect.

But whatever I do I cannot add the hibernate option to the power button menu.
I know there can be bottlenecks but at least hibernate is working so what else could prohibit me to get the option in the power menu?

3

Hello and welcome,
give me the output of

systemctl status hibernate.target

and

cat /etc/systemd/sleep.conf | grep "Allow*"
4

In this guide you find help in step 5, option 2.
After that, the extension "Hibernate Status Button" should work

5 
systemctl status hibernate.target

piet@piet-ZoeinOS-X13:~$ systemctl status hibernate.target
○ hibernate.target - System Hibernation
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/hibernate.target; static)
Active: inactive (dead) since Tue 2026-06-02 14:03:07 CEST; 5min ago
Docs: man:systemd.special(7)

jun 02 14:03:07 piet-ZoeinOS-X13 systemd[1]: Reached target hibernate.target - System Hibernation.
jun 02 14:03:07 piet-ZoeinOS-X13 systemd[1]: Stopped target hibernate.target - System Hibernation.

piet@piet-ZoeinOS-X13:~$ cat /etc/systemd/sleep.conf | grep "Allow*"
#AllowSuspend=yes
#AllowHibernation=yes
#AllowSuspendThenHibernate=yes
#AllowHybridSleep=yes

6

I followed the guide step by step.
I have a lot less to do since I have a swap partition.
Hibernating works as before but the option still is not visible in the power menu.

7

try this

sudo nano /etc/systemd/sleep.conf

reove # here

#AllowHibernation=yes

you should have

AllowHibernation=yes

CTRL + X , Yes and Enter

check if you see the option

8

Hello,
I tried this one and it was indeed in comment but removing the # sign does not solve my problem. Sorry no luck.

9

Also the step 5 of the guide ? and it doesn't work ?
" For GNOME up to v48, the default desktop in Ubuntu 24.04 and earlier, you need to do one more step to make the menu option visible:

10

I kept on searching for a solution.
What I did not know was the separate Zorin menu and if I enable the hibernate button it shows up in that menu but when I click on the left bottom of the window on the Zorin Icon, the power button that is shown over there does not show the hibernate option. Is this normal behaviour or should both power buttons act exactly the same.

11

Did you try this ?

12

Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have the hibernate option in the Zorin menu.

13

Sorry I don't understand what you expect, so...

14

Would you be able to provide some screenshots of what menu does show the hibernate option and which one doesn't show? I just want to make sure we know which menus you are referring to.

15

Do you want to have a hibernate button in the Zorin start menu in the poweroff popup? Don't you like the hibernate buttons in ArcMenu and Quick Settings? I think you would have to change the code of the gnome extension zorin menu.

16

The power button bottom left

start_power
start_power750×310 30.3 KB

and the zorin menu

image
image637×996 57.6 KB

I myself can live with the fact it is a bit different but I have other users that wil be lost if it is differe

17

I understand now, and the first one is Zorin menu, the second is quick settings
You can't change this in Zorin menu. I would suggest you to install gnome extension ArcMenu you will have more options