Re: Shutdown in one step?
From: Gustavo Seabra (seabra_at_ksu.edu)
Date: 12/03/04
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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:23:13 -0600 To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Andrew Choens wrote:
>Since I don't know which desktop you've got, I wrote a couple of
>different answers. The simple answer is yes. There are several
>graphical answers to "shutdown -h now". IFF you use the right
>combination of display manager (log-in manager, KDM, GDM) and Desktop
>(KDE, Gnome, XFCE)
>
>KDE Answer
>Fedora uses GDM as the default Display Manager. KDE has traditionally
>not interfaced with this; and when logging out, does not offer restart
>or shutdown as options. This MAY change in the future since KDE3.4 is
>supposedly going to offer support for GDM themes, maybe we'll see more
>integration. This would be terrific. If you use KDE as your desktop
>and you want a direct shutdown option, use KDM as your display manager.
>
>Gnome Answer
>If you are still using GDM and don't have this option when logging out,
>something is wrong. I don't have any idea where to start looking. If
>you start using KDM as your display manager, Gnome will no longer offer
>you the option of shutting down. Again, integration would be really
>nice.
>
>XFCE
>XFCE 4.2 does well with GDM. It gives me the option of shutting down,
>but the rpms in FC2 and FC3 won't. (At least, I think that's right, if
>I'm wrong, someone correct me.)
>
>I don't know much about the other window manager options out there.
>
>--andy
>
>
>On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 16:48 -0600, akonstam@trinity.edu wrote:
>
>
>>On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 09:52:01PM +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Is there any graphic equivalent to "shutdown -h now",
>>>eg can I modify the logout screen so that it offers
>>>to shutdown the machine?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>This is confusing. Under gnome the logout screen does have a shutdown
>>option. I assume it is there in KDE also.
>>
>>Or am I misunderstanding you.
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>>-------------------------------------------
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>>Computer Science
>>Trinity University
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
Actually, I'm using KDE now and, when I click logout it gives me the
choices to:
1) Logout
2) Turn off computer
3) Restart computer
4) Cancel.
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