[openbox] How to shutdown when using Openbox

[Michael Siegel]

Am 23.03.2018 um 22:06 schrieb Oliver Kraitschy:
> Hi Gayan,
> 
> I don't know if there's any command which can do that.
> 
> I guess you would have to execute 'openbox --exit' and 'systemctl
> poweroff' one after the other.

AFAIK, you wouldn't have to do that because the shutdown program would
normally try to have all running programs exit cleanly before the system
is really being shut down. E.g., the man page of "shutdown" on my system
states:

  All processes are first notified that the system is going down by
  the signal SIGTERM. This gives programs like vi(1) the time to save
  the file being edited, mail and news processing programs a chance to
  exit cleanly, etc.

However, systemctl is a systemd thing and I'm not using systemd. So,
you'll have to consult the respective manual page to find out if this is
the case on your system.

Alternatively, if LDM has a shutdown option, maybe there's a way to have
that executed per a particular command. I've seen this done with GDM in
the past. You would probably just have to set the appropriate permissions.


Best,

msi

> Am 23.03.2018 um 18:30 schrieb Gayan Weerakutti:
>> I've been using Openbox for so long. But still do a two steps
>> shutdown. I first click on exist. Then click shutdown on my display
>> manager which is LDM.
>>
>> Thought it would be the time switch to a shortcut. I don't use Gnome
>> or any other DE. Just Openbox in a minimal Debian setup.
>>
>> I've seen the suggestions about adding a menu item like the following:
>>
>> |<item label="Shutdown"> <action name="Execute"> <command>systemctl
>> poweroff</command> </action> </item>
>>
>> But I want a command that first quits Openbox and then performs a
>> shutdown.
>> ​Could somebody suggest me one please?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gayan
>> |
>>
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