Ubuntu From Dummy to Diploma Shutdown Your Computer
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Shutdown Ubuntu
• In the upper-right corner, click on the session menu indicated by the gear symbol with a line in the top of it. • Click on Shut Down…
A dialog box appears. • In the Shut Down dialog box, click on Shut Down.
Reboot Ubuntu
• In the upper-right corner, click on the session menu indicated by the gear symbol with a line in the top of it. • Click on Shut Down…
A dialog box appears. • In the Shut Down dialog box, click on Shut Down.
Shutdown Ubuntu Immediately
Typing shutdown in terminal does not power off the computer. To power off type -P at the end of the command. To reboot type -r at the end of the command.
• Open Terminal • Type shutdown now to shutdown the computer immediately. › You will need to have root access to shutdown the computer. If you do not currently have root access just type in: sudo shutdown now
Shutdown Ubuntu Time Delayed
Typing shutdown in terminal does not power off the computer. +m To power off type -P at the end of the command. To reboot type -r at the end of the command.
• Open Terminal • The format to use is shutdown +m where m is number of minutes of delay you want the computer to shutdown. • An example is by typing shutdown to shutdown the computer in one minute.
+1
› You will need to have root access to shutdown the computer. If you do not currently have root access just type in: sudo shutdown +1
Shutdown Ubuntu Time Specified
Typing shutdown in terminal does not power off the computer. +hh: mm To power off type -P at the end of the command. To reboot type -r at the end of the command.
• Open Terminal • The format to use is shutdown +hh: mm where hh:mm is the specified time the computer will shutdown in the 24hr clock format. • An example is by typing shutdown +22: 00 to shutdown the computer at 22:00 or 1 0:00pm.
› You will need to have root access to shutdown the computer. If you do not currently have root access just type in: sudo shutdown +22: 00
Shutdown Ubuntu Power Off
• Open Terminal • Type shutdown now - P to power off the computer immediately. › You will need to have root access to power off the computer. If you do not currently have root access just type in: sudo shutdown now - P
-P
Shutdown Ubuntu Reboot
• Open Terminal • Type shutdown now - r to reboot the computer immediately. › You will need to have root access to reboot the computer. If you do not currently have root access just type in: sudo shutdown now - r
-r
Shutdown Ubuntu Cancel a Shutdown
• Open Terminal • Type shutdown shutdown.
-c
to cancel the
› You will need to have root access to cancel a shutdown. If you do not currently have root access just type in: sudo shutdown - c
-c