under Gnome, you have first to `log out':
action > log out
then a PopUp must appear to ask confirmation.
Next, your box must be controled by `gdm' which can be configured with a shutdown option (see the corresping documentation).
Anyhow, shutdown from a console:
CTRL+ATL+F1 (or F2 F3 F4 F5 F6) log as root launch
shutdown -d now
Note that you can shutdown your box properly through the power button if your box supports ACPI.
hth, Jerome
Douglas Pollard wrote:
I'm a newby to debian linux and feeling pretty dumb. I have managed to partition my hard drive and install Debian but I can't figure out how to get into root in order to shut down my machine. If I am in Gnome how do I close Debian-linux down. If someone would walk me through from Gnome
I would be thankful. At the present time I am shuting down with th off button on the front of my machine.
Doug
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