[ILUG] sthutting down?

[Kae Verens]

Madscientist wrote:
> stupid newbie question here
> 
> how do you shut one of these new fangled linux computers down?
> 
> im running fedora core 2 and whenever i go to shutdown and get returned to
> (what i assume is) the shell login and i turn the computer off. every time i
> turn it back on it complains it wasn't shut down properly..........
> 
> im used to the mac/windows "click shut down and wander off" technique.......

open a console.
type "halt" and press enter.

Kae