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How do I shut down or reboot from a terminal?

How can I shut down or reboot Ubuntu using terminal commands?
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Shutdown after a certain time

I am done using my laptop but I am using the hotspot in my smart phone. So I want my laptop to be awake for next one hour. How can I Shutdown the laptop after one hour of time?
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Why doesn't running "sudo shutdown now" shut down?

When I issue the following: sudo shutdown now ..my newly commissioned Ubuntu 14.04 server doesn't shut down. It stops with the following message: * Stopping System V runlevel compatibility Give root password for maintenance: (or type Control-D to…
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Ubuntu 16.04 hangs on shutdown/restart

My Ubuntu 16.04 hangs on shutdown/restart requiring me to press and hold the power key to turn the machine off... I don't know how to report this as a bug and what commands to run to show the necessary hardware/sys log info? Any help would be hugely…
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How to safely shutdown Guest OS in VirtualBox using command line

I have Ubuntu 10.10 and using VirtualBox 3.2. As a Guest OS I have another Ubuntu in the VirtualBox. I am starting Guest Ubuntu automatically using following command once my Host Ubuntu boots: VBoxHeadless -startvm Ubuntu --vrdp on Then I can…
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Shut down computer from keyboard

Is there a keyboard shortcut available to shutdown the computer? I know I can use the Power button, but I would like to be able to it from the keyboard. If such a shortcut does not exist already, how do I set one?
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Slow shutdown on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Stopping thermal daemon/running fit make remote CUPS printers)

After a clean install of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I am experiencing very slow shutdowns compared with 15.10. There seems to be one of two processes that hang upon shutdown. Startup is not affected at all. When pressing (esc) the following are shown.…
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4 clicks to shut down Ubuntu - can we reduce this?

Ubuntu 20.04 has decided we need 4 clicks to shut down: Click top right of screen arrow-down Expand "power off/logout" panel Click "Power off" Confirm you want to power off by choosing power off vs reboot etc Let's cut out at least 2 clicks…
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Why do we need to be root in terminal for shutdown and restart?

When we install/remove/update packages or make any changes which require administrative privileges we are prompted for the password of admin user who has the sudo privileges - this happens both via GUI and terminal. However, if we try to shutdown…
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What is the difference between shutdown and poweroff commands?

I've a home server I'm playing around with :) I want to learn server administration... I have a hard time understanding the difference between shutdown -h now and poweroff -h now My logic tells me it's the same thing... But with the shutdown, Linux…
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Shutdown from terminal without entering password?

I have desktop edition of Ubuntu. I like the Terminal so that that I prefer to shutdown my computer with the shutdown command. However when I type shutdown now it prompts me to enter my password.Is there any way I can shutdown my computer using this…
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I need to restart from the root command line

I need help restarting/shutting down from the root command line, any commands I could use? I don't like hard resetting
user392681
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How can I automatically shutdown the system after a specific time?

How can I automatically shutdown the system after a certain customizable time?
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How can I make shutdown not require admin password?

If more than one person is logged in on my computer, Ubuntu requires super user authentication when shutting down the computer. How can I make it so that any user can shutdown the computer without being asked for a password?
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What is the proper terminal-way to shutdown?

I was trying to shutdown my PC through SSH. I executed sudo shutdown now The user was logged-out and Ubuntu starting turning off, but it froze at the last screen with the Ubuntu logo and the loading dots. Any idea where the problem might be? Also,…
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