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<title>Shutting down the system</title>
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To shut down a running Linux system, you must not reboot with the
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reset switch on the front or back of your computer, or just turn off
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the computer. Linux should be shut down in a controlled manner,
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otherwise files might get lost and/or disk damage might occur. If you run a
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desktop environment, there is usually an option to <quote>log out</quote>
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available from the application menu that allows you to shutdown (or reboot)
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the system.
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Alternatively you can press the key combination <keycombo>
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<keycap>Ctrl</keycap> <keycap>Alt</keycap> <keycap>Del</keycap> </keycombo>
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<phrase arch="powerpc"> or <keycombo> <keycap>Control</keycap>
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<keycap>Shift</keycap> <keycap>Power</keycap> </keycombo> on Macintosh
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systems</phrase>. A last option is to log in as root and type one of the
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commands <command>poweroff</command>, <command>halt</command> or
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<command>shutdown -h now</command> if either of the key combinations do not
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work or you prefer to type commands; use <command>reboot</command> to reboot
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the system.
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