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 > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau ##################
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