Shutdown Button In Gnome?

popatopalous · 05-28-2008, 03:02 PM

Over the last week I've been reacquainting myself with the Gnome Desktop after using mostly KDE for years. So far I'm liking it but there is one thing I can't figure out except in Fedora. How the heck do I add a 'Shutdown' button to menu panel???

johnny2 · 05-29-2008, 10:10 AM

Try this way:
- Right click on the top panel
- Choose Add to panel > Custom Application Launcher
- Click the Add button
- In the Create Launcher window that pops up type in:
- Name: shutdown
- Command: halt
- Press OK

b0uncer · 05-29-2008, 10:46 AM

Unless there is a ready "Exit" or "Shutdown" button in the list which should open when you right-click the panel and choose Add to panel, like johnny2 explained. If there is, use the ready button, and if there is not, create a custom command. I bet there is an exit button available.

popatopalous · 05-29-2008, 10:13 PM

Thanks guys. I changed display manager from kdm to gdm and now I have a shutdown button. That seems weird that it is necessary to do so in some distros but not others. I'm liking Gnome as I use it again after about 3 1/2 years. The shutdown button problem probably could be handled better though.