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Type in terminal:
1. sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
2. Find the line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
3. Change this to: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=force"
4. Save the file and close the file. 5. Finally, in terminal: sudo update-grub
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This works for me. Still, this is a workaround; for Ubuntu to be found atractive for non-power users, the system should shutdown without having to edit system files. A solution where this situation is auto-detected on affected systems and then fixed would be nice.
At http:// askubuntu. com/questions/ 125844/ shutdown- does-not- power-off- computer I found the following suggestion:
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ __ LINUX_DEFAULT= "quiet splash" LINUX_DEFAULT= "quiet splash acpi=force" _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ __
Type in terminal:
1. sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
2. Find the line: GRUB_CMDLINE_
3. Change this to: GRUB_CMDLINE_
4. Save the file and close the file. 5. Finally, in terminal: sudo update-grub
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This works for me. Still, this is a workaround; for Ubuntu to be found atractive for non-power users, the system should shutdown without having to edit system files. A solution where this situation is auto-detected on affected systems and then fixed would be nice.