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alikas

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From: Lithuania, Vilnius

Registered: 2006-05-24

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How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

In Gnome and KDE possible only log out.
Then need write "exit", login as root, write "reboot" press on computer, while it starting after reboot, turn off button.

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mouse256

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From: Antwerpen, Belgium

Registered: 2005-08-24

Posts: 247

Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

For gnome: install and use GDM
For kde: install and use KDM

as far as I know there is no (easy) way to have the shutdown/reboot actions in both gnome and kde (someone correct me if I'm wrong please)

user

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Registered: 2006-03-29

Posts: 465

Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

in well-packaged distro, there is "logout, shutdown, reboot, switch to other user account" option in gnome menu.

anyway, i am using

sudo halt

sudo reboot

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Krux

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From: Holland

Registered: 2006-05-06

Posts: 14

Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

I also use Gnome and I'm only able to log out. I don't mind at all because I hardly ever use it anyway. I'm thinking of switching to OpenBox :] seeing as I hardly ever use stuff that uses gnome-libs. Ah well...

Anyway, I've setup zsh to use aliases for the likes of:

<snippet>

alias shutdown='sudo shutdown -h now'
alias reboot='sudo reboot'

</snippet>

'shutdown -h now' as root will turn off your computer. I've had to pass 'acpi=force' to the kernel though, to be able to turn off my computer completely ( ) else it would just let the power on.

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rezza

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From: Edinburgh, uk

Registered: 2004-07-08

Posts: 237

Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

The command "halt" normally does the same as "shutdown -h now".

russianpirate

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Registered: 2006-05-17

Posts: 161

Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

Install "gksu" and add a shortcut to your panel/menu:

gksudo -a [terminal app] -e "halt"

or if your user doesn't have the right to sudo:

gksu [terminal app] -e "halt"

The reason for -a in gksudo is to make sure you want to shutdown by asking for the password always For terminal app, use gnome-termainl, kterm, xterm, rxvt, etc... w/e you want just so you can see the output of the shutdown processes and detect any problems. The "sudo halt" is also good, but a GTK interface is a little nicer looking.. that's really the only reason to use that over [terminal app] -e "sudo halt" lol

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normc

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From: Ottawa, Canada

Registered: 2004-06-28

Posts: 277

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Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

I use KDE, all I do is right clic on the desk top, pick logout, then turn off computer and it shuts down

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alikas

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From: Lithuania, Vilnius

Registered: 2006-05-24

Posts: 319

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Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

I will try.
Thanks!
Normc, did yuo use Arch Linux?
How yuo install KDE?
I install "pacman -Sf kde" or "pacman -S kde", do not exactly remember. And maybe not install whole content of KDE. Did yuo install all packages?

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jaboua

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Registered: 2005-11-05

Posts: 634

Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

pacman -S kde should do it - just pick the parts of KDE you want. You have to be running a login manager to make KDE shut down though - it works with KDM, and I belive I heard someone say that 3.5 also works with GDM.

IIRC XFCE will offer shutdown like that without a login manager running.

alikas

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From: Lithuania, Vilnius

Registered: 2006-05-24

Posts: 319

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Re: How turn of computer from Desktop Environment?

Thanks, thanks, thanks!

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