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@  Glenn
   ` Glenn
   ` Øyvind Lode
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From: Glenn @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Hi,
I cannot get this Vinux to shut down.
Somehow I got into the terminal, so the power button does not shut it down.
I tried "shutdown --help"
and I really don't understand the options given
I try 
shutdown now
and
shutdown +.05
I either need to know how to shut down, or get back to the Gnome desktop.
Thanks.

Glenn

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* Re: help with shutting down
   help with shutting down Glenn
@  ` Glenn
   ` Øyvind Lode
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Glenn @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

I think the problem was that I did not do "sudo" first.
So I got it with:
sudo halt
A quick search indicates that the other command would have been:
sudo shutdown -h now
Glenn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn" <GlennErvin@cableone.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:28 AM
Subject: help with shutting down


Hi,
I cannot get this Vinux to shut down.
Somehow I got into the terminal, so the power button does not shut it down.
I tried "shutdown --help"
and I really don't understand the options given
I try 
shutdown now
and
shutdown +.05
I either need to know how to shut down, or get back to the Gnome desktop.
Thanks.

Glenn
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* RE: help with shutting down
   help with shutting down Glenn
   ` Glenn
@  ` Øyvind Lode
     ` Robert cole
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Øyvind Lode @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Hi,

shutdown -h now

to reboot: shutdown -r now

PS: you'll need to be root or a sudoer to shutdown.

________________________________________
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] on behalf of Glenn [GlennErvin@cableone.net]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:28
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: help with shutting down

Hi,
I cannot get this Vinux to shut down.
Somehow I got into the terminal, so the power button does not shut it down.
I tried "shutdown --help"
and I really don't understand the options given
I try
shutdown now
and
shutdown +.05
I either need to know how to shut down, or get back to the Gnome desktop.
Thanks.

Glenn
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* Re: help with shutting down
   ` Øyvind Lode
@    ` Robert cole
       ` Øyvind Lode
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Robert cole @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

You can also use the 'reboot' command to reboot. I used to use 'shutdown 
-r now', but then I got lazy. <smile>

I just did a 'man reboot', and it looks like there is also a 'poweroff' 
command. All of these have to be run with sudo.


On 01/26/2012 10:34 PM, Øyvind Lode wrote:
> Hi,
>
> shutdown -h now
>
> to reboot: shutdown -r now
>
> PS: you'll need to be root or a sudoer to shutdown.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] on behalf of Glenn [GlennErvin@cableone.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:28
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: help with shutting down
>
> Hi,
> I cannot get this Vinux to shut down.
> Somehow I got into the terminal, so the power button does not shut it down.
> I tried "shutdown --help"
> and I really don't understand the options given
> I try
> shutdown now
> and
> shutdown +.05
> I either need to know how to shut down, or get back to the Gnome desktop.
> Thanks.
>
> Glenn
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* RE: help with shutting down
     ` Robert cole
@      ` Øyvind Lode
         ` Robert cole
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Øyvind Lode @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Agreed! I never use shutdown -r now when I need to reboot a machine.
I provided -h and -r only to provide more info on how the shutdown command syntax works.

Reboot is actually just invoking shutdown -r.
reboot is a symbolic link to halt and when the system is running normally (that is in runlevel 2-5) reboot will actually invoke shutdown -r and halt will invoke shutdown -h.

________________________________________
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] on behalf of Robert cole [rkcole72984@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:50
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: help with shutting down

You can also use the 'reboot' command to reboot. I used to use 'shutdown
-r now', but then I got lazy. <smile>

I just did a 'man reboot', and it looks like there is also a 'poweroff'
command. All of these have to be run with sudo.


On 01/26/2012 10:34 PM, Øyvind Lode wrote:
> Hi,
>
> shutdown -h now
>
> to reboot: shutdown -r now
>
> PS: you'll need to be root or a sudoer to shutdown.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] on behalf of Glenn [GlennErvin@cableone.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:28
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: help with shutting down
>
> Hi,
> I cannot get this Vinux to shut down.
> Somehow I got into the terminal, so the power button does not shut it down.
> I tried "shutdown --help"
> and I really don't understand the options given
> I try
> shutdown now
> and
> shutdown +.05
> I either need to know how to shut down, or get back to the Gnome desktop.
> Thanks.
>
> Glenn
> _______________________________________________
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> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

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* Re: help with shutting down
       ` Øyvind Lode
@        ` Robert cole
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Robert cole @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: speakup

That is good information, Øyvind.

I am beginning to work more and more with the terminal nowadays. I have 
used a GUI with magnification all of my life, and I am getting more 
accomplished in the command line much more quickly than I ever did using 
a GUI, although a GUI environment does have its advantages sometimes.

On 01/26/2012 11:12 PM, Øyvind Lode wrote:
> Agreed! I never use shutdown -r now when I need to reboot a machine.
> I provided -h and -r only to provide more info on how the shutdown command syntax works.
>
> Reboot is actually just invoking shutdown -r.
> reboot is a symbolic link to halt and when the system is running normally (that is in runlevel 2-5) reboot will actually invoke shutdown -r and halt will invoke shutdown -h.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] on behalf of Robert cole [rkcole72984@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:50
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: help with shutting down
>
> You can also use the 'reboot' command to reboot. I used to use 'shutdown
> -r now', but then I got lazy.<smile>
>
> I just did a 'man reboot', and it looks like there is also a 'poweroff'
> command. All of these have to be run with sudo.
>
>
> On 01/26/2012 10:34 PM, Øyvind Lode wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> shutdown -h now
>>
>> to reboot: shutdown -r now
>>
>> PS: you'll need to be root or a sudoer to shutdown.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] on behalf of Glenn [GlennErvin@cableone.net]
>> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:28
>> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>> Subject: help with shutting down
>>
>> Hi,
>> I cannot get this Vinux to shut down.
>> Somehow I got into the terminal, so the power button does not shut it down.
>> I tried "shutdown --help"
>> and I really don't understand the options given
>> I try
>> shutdown now
>> and
>> shutdown +.05
>> I either need to know how to shut down, or get back to the Gnome desktop.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Glenn
>> _______________________________________________
>> Speakup mailing list
>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>> _______________________________________________
>> Speakup mailing list
>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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