Linux is so cool!
Erik Hemdal
ehemdal at townisp.com
Wed Mar 9 04:06:06 UTC 2005
> Stephen Costigan wrote:
> > Linux is so AWESOME man! The only thing that bugs me is there's no
> > shutdown button. How can I reboot or turn off computer? Everytime I
> > install software, it never asks me to reboot.
There's no Registry to corrupt, so no need to reboot in nearly all cases.
and in situations where a reboot of service "blarg" is necessary
service blarg restart
is almost always what you want. I've seen Linux boxes run for months
without a reboot, and I've heard of systems running years without a bounce.
> > I'm an expert Windows
> > user and I was working as an IT Manager until recently, so
> I know alot
> > about computers. I just need to know how to turn this thing off!
>
On my Linux systems, there is a reboot option from the GNOME "Log Out" menu.
>From the GDM greeter (the "login screen") there is also a choice to reboot
or shutdown the system. On my computers, pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE causes a
reboot, and pressing the power button causes a graceful halt. Controls for
this are in /etc/inittab.
Glad you like Linux, and I hope this helps you.
Erik
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