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Article #1278Re: Linux - Enemy of the Environment
From: Andy Baxter
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 14:31
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 14:31
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On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 11:43:21 +0100, Alfs Boysen wrote: > Tattoo Vampire wrote: >> Z Smith wrote: >> >>> Linux causes billions of tons of CO2 to be belched into the >>> atmosphere because there is no immediate, intuitive way to shut the >>> fucker down. >> >> My machine must be special then: logout/system/shutdown > > Since when has the following been intuitive, fucknuts? > > linsux:~# <blink> <blink> <blink> <blink> <blink> You don't need to be an Advanced Intellect to type 'halt'. (works on most recent distros; if not you use the older command 'shutdown now -h' which 'halt' is a shortcut for.) Part of the point of the shell is once you've learnt a few of the commands, it's far quicker just to type them in than have to navigate through a long menu system. You can also combine the basic commands together on the fly by using pipes and shell commands, which is quicker than having to write mini programs in visual basic or something. And if you install one of the GUI interfaces, then they do provide intuitive menu commands to log out and shut down. Most people nowadays run a GUI, but use the shell through an x-terminal for the things that it's good at. andy. -- remove 'n-u-l-l' to email me. html mail or attachments will go in the spam bin unless notified with [html] or [attachment] in the subject line.
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