EasyShutdown: GUI to turn a computer off after specific time
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Install EasyShutdown on ubuntu 11.04(Natty)
Download deb package from here and you can install by double click on downloaded package
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Using command line
You can also shutdown your ubuntu system at specific time using command line
Go to Applications >> Accessories >> Terminal or (Ctrl+Alt+ t) .
Enter sudo shutdown -h +m OR Enter sudo shutdown –h hh:mm.
Enter your password.
The system will then shut down within the minutes or at the time specified. Shutdown is a GUI program for scheduling a time to shutdown the system. You also have other options to shutdown and halt your running system through time.
-r Requests that the system be rebooted after it has been brought down.
-h Requests that the system be either halted or powered off after it has been brought down.
-H Requests that the system be halted after it has been brought down.
-P Requests that the system be powered off after it has been brought down.
-c Cancels a running shutdown.
-k Only send out the warning messages and disable logins, do not actually bring the system down.
even more simple, how about…
sudo shutdown -P 22:00
Does it work better than GShutDown?