NamHuy » reboot http://namhuy.org/blog Includes news, help, tutorials, programming, tips and how-to guides for Linux, UNIX, and BSD Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:57:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Terminal or shell command to shutdown or reboot Ubuntu Linux http://namhuy.org/blog/2010/11/03/terminal-or-shell-command-to-shutdown-or-reboot-ubuntu-linux-2/ http://namhuy.org/blog/2010/11/03/terminal-or-shell-command-to-shutdown-or-reboot-ubuntu-linux-2/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:05:35 +0000 Huy Tran http://namhuy.org/blog/?p=181 Continue reading →]]> So how do you shutdown or reboot Ubuntu Linux from a terminal or a shell prompt? If GUI is working you can always click on a Quit button. If GUI is not working or if you are working remotely over ssh type the following command:

To shutdown / poweroff Ubuntu Linux
Type the command:
sudo halt
OR
sudo shutdown -h now

To reboot Ubuntu Linux
Type the command:
sudo reboot

More information can be found about these two commands by typing following commands (man page):
man reboot
man shutdown

]]> http://namhuy.org/blog/2010/11/03/terminal-or-shell-command-to-shutdown-or-reboot-ubuntu-linux-2/feed/ 0 Terminal or shell command to shutdown or reboot Ubuntu Linux http://namhuy.org/blog/2008/02/09/terminal-or-shell-command-to-shutdown-or-reboot-ubuntu-linux/ http://namhuy.org/blog/2008/02/09/terminal-or-shell-command-to-shutdown-or-reboot-ubuntu-linux/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:48:55 +0000 Huy Tran http://namhuy.org/blog/2008/02/09/terminal-or-shell-command-to-shutdown-or-reboot-ubuntu-linux/ Continue reading →]]> So how do you shutdown or reboot Ubuntu Linux from a terminal or a shell prompt? If GUI is working you can always click on a Quit button. If GUI is not working or if you are working remotely over ssh type the following command:


To shutdown / poweroff Ubuntu Linux

Type the command:

sudo halt

OR

sudo shutdown -h now

OR

sudo shutdown -r now

OR

sudo init 6

To reboot Ubuntu Linux

Type the command:

sudo reboot

More information can be found about these two commands by typing following commands (man page):

man reboot
man shutdown

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