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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or when you click update and shutdown and the computer just restarts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Top 5 annoyance, happens all the time with my work machine so I have to baby sit the update before I can shut down for real and leave.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Lol… back in the day, it was accidentally hitting the physical reset button with your shoe… and that wreaked havoc on your UNIX system…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's hard to type systemctl reboot instead of systemctl poweroff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

shutdown -r now VS shutdown now

The -r muscle memory is real.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I've typed reboot out of habit more than once

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

For those who use windows with english language.

CTRL+X, U, U.

Invoke quick menu, select power entry, select shutdown.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I forgot it since Linux solved that problem like a decade ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it would be such an easy fix for windows too but they "forgot" how to ui a decade ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

30 seconds on my 15 years old machine with linux

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Even worse if you're on a potato.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

F11 on my computer let's me select which boot device to boot from, and I just turn off the computer there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

There is a power cord

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, way worst is "shutdown" instead of "sign out" in Production Windows server.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

If your production server can be shut down via GUI button, the admin was lazy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wait for bios then hit the power button

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It's the computer equivalent of stopping the microwave when it's done but hasn't yet beeped.