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black screen during shutdown

Good morning. I'm testing the 13.04 64bit with Gnome-shell 3.6.3.1. It happens randomly after choosing shutdown of the machine, I receive a black screen "stuck" (no splash screen, no messages). ...
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1answer
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How to shut down the system while using GNOME desktop environment in Ubuntu 11.10

I am using Ubuntu 11.10, and I have GNOME and KDE desktop environments installed on it. While I am using Unity, I am able to see the shutdown option and able to shutdown the system by clicking that ...
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1answer
691 views

Ubuntu 12.04 will not shutdown

My ubuntu(12.04) never shutdown. Did not help this: 1) sudo halt 2) sudo shutdown -h now 3) update grub(acpi-force) I think it's after installaton AMD Catalyst. My friend has similar problem and he ...
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1answer
213 views

How do I get back my suspend option in Gnome Shell?

With the new version of Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 12.10 they turned most peoples issue around by just displaying the shutdown option which becomes suspend on pressing Alt. How do I get back my beloved ...
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0answers
332 views

I cannot shutdown Ubuntu?

I have Ubuntu 12.10 and I have installed GNOME Shel and GNOME Settings. Removed Ubuntu Settings and Unity. If I Shutdown my system it stays forever in a blank screen. Then I have to long press power ...
0
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1answer
98 views

problem shutting down

Sometimes I have a problem shutting down. I get a box saying "a program is still running - GNOME settings daemon" and this just stays there. I can workround the problem by cancelling the box and ...
0
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0answers
247 views

Ubuntu 11.10 with gnome 3 fails to shut down [closed]

When I try to shut down the computer, either with the shut down menu item, or with sudo shutdown now (with -h or -r or no options) the computer will sometimes hang on the purple "ubuntu" screen with ...
2
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4answers
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Cannot reboot or even shutdown my ubuntu

I use ubuntu 11.10. I recently installed gnome shell. The problem I'm facing is that i'm not able to restart or shutdown from ubuntu. I clicked on restart or shutdown button and nothing happens. Just ...
2
votes
1answer
400 views

Why can ubuntu perform a shutdown from the GUI even though it is prive on the command line? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Difference between menu shutdown and 'shutdown -h now' Why can ubuntu perform a shutdown from the GUI even though it is prive on the command line? By what ...
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How shutdown the computer from console with option to cancel?

I want close the gnome session and shutdown the computer when the downloads finish but I want to show the shutdown window to can cancel it in some cases. I use: gnome-session-quit --power-off --force ...
2
votes
3answers
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How can I add the 'shutdown' and 'restart' buttons in favorites in Gnome Shell?

I recently switched from Unity (Ubuntu 11.10) to the Gnome Shell. It took some tweaking to have it all to my liking, but one thing keeps bothering me: I cannot find the 'shutdown' and 'restart' ...
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2answers
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Where is the Gnome-Shell Shutdown options

My girlfriend is using Gnome-Shell (That traitor!! ^^) and she wants to know where is the options for Shutdown like in Unity (Another point for me and Unity hehe). How can I add/find this option to ...
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2answers
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Where Has the 'Shut Down' Option Gone?

I can't find the 'shut down' option anywhere...
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2answers
519 views

Bring up restart / shut-down dialog box using the keyboard

Which keyboard short cut is there to bring up the restart / shut-down dialog?