How-to specify power button to do a 'shutdown -h now' instead of graphical shutdown menu?
I would like to specify that when I press the power button in my laptop, a 'shutdown -h now' command is sent, instead of bringing up the graphical shutdown menu. How can I do that on Ubuntu 11.10?
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I would like to specify that when I press the power button in my laptop, a 'shutdown -h now' command is sent, instead of bringing up the graphical shutdown menu. How can I do that on Ubuntu 11.10?
11.10 shortcut-keys
edited Dec 9 '11 at 10:22
Bruno Pereira
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asked Dec 9 '11 at 10:11
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possible duplicate of How do I set the power button to shutdown instantly instead of opening a dialog window?
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
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I would like to specify that when I press the power button in my laptop, a 'shutdown -h now' command is sent, instead of bringing up the graphical shutdown menu. How can I do that on Ubuntu 11.10?
11.10 shortcut-keys
edited Dec 9 '11 at 10:22
Bruno Pereira
60.2k26179208
asked Dec 9 '11 at 10:11
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1,4302467108
I would like to specify that when I press the power button in my laptop, a 'shutdown -h now' command is sent, instead of bringing up the graphical shutdown menu. How can I do that on Ubuntu 11.10?
11.10 shortcut-keys
11.10 shortcut-keys
edited Dec 9 '11 at 10:22
Bruno Pereira
60.2k26179208
asked Dec 9 '11 at 10:11
719016719016
1,4302467108
edited Dec 9 '11 at 10:22
Bruno Pereira
60.2k26179208
asked Dec 9 '11 at 10:11
719016719016
1,4302467108
edited Dec 9 '11 at 10:22
Bruno Pereira
60.2k26179208
edited Dec 9 '11 at 10:22
Bruno Pereira
60.2k26179208
edited Dec 9 '11 at 10:22
Bruno Pereira
60.2k26179208
60.2k26179208
asked Dec 9 '11 at 10:11
719016719016
1,4302467108
asked Dec 9 '11 at 10:11
719016719016
1,4302467108
asked Dec 9 '11 at 10:11
719016719016
1,4302467108
1,4302467108
possible duplicate of How do I set the power button to shutdown instantly instead of opening a dialog window?
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
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possible duplicate of How do I set the power button to shutdown instantly instead of opening a dialog window?
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
possible duplicate of How do I set the power button to shutdown instantly instead of opening a dialog window?
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
possible duplicate of How do I set the power button to shutdown instantly instead of opening a dialog window?
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
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That's simple enough. When you press the power button a ACPI event triggers the script at /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh.
You can edit that to just run shutdown -h now as the first thing so it looks like:
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh
# Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been
# pressed.
/sbin/shutdown -h now "Power button pressed"
exit 0
# leave the old code below (in case you want to revert!)
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
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Move your answer to the other one and we can close this as a dupe.
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
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Works for Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10 as well.
– elomage
Jan 5 '14 at 17:56
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That's simple enough. When you press the power button a ACPI event triggers the script at /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh.
You can edit that to just run shutdown -h now as the first thing so it looks like:
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh
# Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been
# pressed.
/sbin/shutdown -h now "Power button pressed"
exit 0
# leave the old code below (in case you want to revert!)
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
222k88564765
1
Move your answer to the other one and we can close this as a dupe.
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
1
Works for Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10 as well.
– elomage
Jan 5 '14 at 17:56
add a comment |
That's simple enough. When you press the power button a ACPI event triggers the script at /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh.
You can edit that to just run shutdown -h now as the first thing so it looks like:
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh
# Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been
# pressed.
/sbin/shutdown -h now "Power button pressed"
exit 0
# leave the old code below (in case you want to revert!)
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
222k88564765
1
Move your answer to the other one and we can close this as a dupe.
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
1
Works for Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10 as well.
– elomage
Jan 5 '14 at 17:56
add a comment |
That's simple enough. When you press the power button a ACPI event triggers the script at /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh.
You can edit that to just run shutdown -h now as the first thing so it looks like:
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh
# Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been
# pressed.
/sbin/shutdown -h now "Power button pressed"
exit 0
# leave the old code below (in case you want to revert!)
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
222k88564765
That's simple enough. When you press the power button a ACPI event triggers the script at /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh.
You can edit that to just run shutdown -h now as the first thing so it looks like:
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh
# Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been
# pressed.
/sbin/shutdown -h now "Power button pressed"
exit 0
# leave the old code below (in case you want to revert!)
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
222k88564765
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
222k88564765
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
222k88564765
answered Dec 9 '11 at 10:16
Oli♦Oli
222k88564765
222k88564765
1
Move your answer to the other one and we can close this as a dupe.
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
1
Works for Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10 as well.
– elomage
Jan 5 '14 at 17:56
add a comment |
1
Move your answer to the other one and we can close this as a dupe.
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
1
Works for Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10 as well.
– elomage
Jan 5 '14 at 17:56
1
1
Move your answer to the other one and we can close this as a dupe.
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
Move your answer to the other one and we can close this as a dupe.
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25
1
1
Works for Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10 as well.
– elomage
Jan 5 '14 at 17:56
Works for Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.10 as well.
– elomage
Jan 5 '14 at 17:56
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possible duplicate of How do I set the power button to shutdown instantly instead of opening a dialog window?
– Bruno Pereira
Dec 9 '11 at 10:25