Subject: Re: switch off Debian
Date: Tue, Dec 15, 1998 at 02:16:05PM -0600
In reply to:Kent West
Quoting Kent West([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Michael Wahl wrote:
>
> > Hello out there,
> >
> > After all I finally installed DEBIAN.
> > And, what else, I have a question:
> > When I successfully logout, a knew login appears. Know I switch off the
> > computer. When I switch it on again, there is a check for some stuff.
> > Is this right? Or have I not correctly finished it?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Michael, Trier, Germany
> >
>
> No, you need to do a
> shutdown -r now
> and then wait until the machine starts to reboot before powering it off.
Or, if you don't want to reboot, or wait for it to start re-booting do
shutdown -h now
and when you see the 'system is halted' you can saftly turn off the
power.
>
> Or you can press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to accomplish the same thing (in Debian;
> not all Linux/UNIX variants do this).
>
> This shuts down the machine properly. It's similar to shutting down
> Windows95 instead of just killing the power switch.
>
> There are other "shutdown" options as well; but this will satisfy your
> needs for today.
>
> --
> Kent West
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