On 8/15/2014 1:52 PM, Brian wrote: > On Fri 15 Aug 2014 at 09:28:42 -0800, Britton Kerin wrote: > >> Sometimes firefox doesn't really exit (despite all its windows being closed) >> so when I say shutdown gnome pops up this dialog asking if I want to >> shutdown despite a running process. Then my laptop gets put in its bag >> and tries to cook itself to death. >> >> Is there a way to explain to gnome that when I say shutdown, I mean >> SHUTDOWN NOW, REGARDLESS OF STUPID BROKEN PROCESSES? > > Talk to it nicely; it is very sensitive to tone and is less likely to > respond to being shouted at. > > (If you were hoping for a technical answer to a question devoid of > technical detail I am sorry to diappoint you). > >
I've found threatening to reformat and install Windoze does wonders :) Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/53ee4c96.9000...@attglobal.net
