Author: Alan Pope Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Pressing the power button to safely turn a Linux box
off
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 05:30:11PM +0100, Richard Mace wrote: > What do I need installed/set in the bios, to allow me to do a single
> press on the power button and get Ubuntu to safely shut down?
>
It just works on all the Ubuntu systems I have.
The default in Gnome Power Manager (general tab) for "When the power button
is pressed:" is "Ask me" which brings up the shutdown dialog. Other options
include "Suspend", "Hibernate" and "Shutdown".
