In Edgy RC this has been fixed. The suspend key now makes the machine suspend to RAM.
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Fix Released -- g-p-m suspend option not enabled by default (discuss) https://launchpad.net/bugs/40606 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs