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Shut Down
Shuts down the computer.
1.1.1 What Is a Session?
A session is the period of time from when you log in to when you log out. The login
screen offers several login options. For example, you can select the language of your
session so that text that appears in the interface is presented in that language.
After your username and password are authenticated, the Session Manager starts. The
Session Manager lets you save certain settings for each session. It also lets you save
the state of your most recent session and return to that session the next time you log in.
The Session Manager can save and restore the following settings:
• Appearance and behavior settings, such as fonts, colors, and mouse settings.
• Applications that you were running, such as a file manager or an OpenOffice.org
program.
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You cannot save and restore applications that Session Manager does not
manage. For example, if you start the vi editor from the command line in
a terminal window, Session Manager cannot restore your editing session.
For information on configuring session preferences, see
Sessions"
1.1.2 Switching Desktops
If you installed both the GNOME and the KDE desktops, use the following instructions
to switch desktops.
1 Click Computer > Logout > Log Out.
4
GNOME User Guide
(page 99).
In KDE, click the main menu button and select Log Out > End Current Session
.
Section 2.5.8, "Managing
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