[newbie] How to shutdown the computer?

[TRIM Baiz]

Greetings!

I'm a new user to Linux and Mandrake.

Q:  How can I exit Mandrake?  Simply type shutdown -r is no 
    use.

Anyone have time to drop a line will be thanked.

Baiz YEH

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