Top "Shutdown" questions

This refers to the process where the system state is systematically (and preferably gracefully) changed to the fully inactive state.

Detect pending linux shutdown

Since I install pending updates for my Ubuntu server as soon as possible, I have to restart my linux server …

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Programmatically close an AIR application

I would like to know the correct way to close an AIR application programmatically. In my Spark WindowedApplication I have: …

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How to disable the "Chromium didn't shut down correctly" message? Chromium 17, Ubuntu 10.04

I am running Chromium in a kiosk-like environment and if the computer is powered off forcefully while Chromium is running, …

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Receiving power notifications (especially shutdown) on Mac OSX

I'm writing an application in C for the Mac (Leopard) that needs to do some work on receipt of power …

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How do I keep a python HTTP Server up forever?

I wrote a simple HTTP server in python to manage a database hosted on a server via a web UI. …

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