[luau] Powering Off a Linux Machine

[al plant]

MonMotha wrote:
> 
> Hawaii Linux Institute wrote:
> > Turning off a Linux machine used to be a major pain, now you can reduce
> > it to a simple desktop icon, making the shutting down process even
> > easier than Windows.
> >
> > http://www.wpuniverse.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=61971#post61971
> >
> 
> shutdown -h now <hit enter>
> 
> or even easier:
> 
> halt <hit enter>
> 
> Maybe I'm just not used to the GUI mentality, but it always seems easier to me
> to just type halt or shutdown -h now than to bring up a menu, click a button,
> confirm, etc.  Then again, I always have at least 3 xterms open, usually one
> already with a root prompt up, and let's face it, how often do I shut my
> computer off? :)
> 
> --MonMotha
> 
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MonMotha, 

Yes!  I operate  FreeBSD and Linux on the desktop and agree with the
ease of shutdown - h now
 
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