Re: Why on the Earth GNOME Shell hiding Shutdown & Restart options

[Misha Shnurapet]

26.05.2011, 11:17, "Juan R. de Silva" :
> Could anybody explain it, why GNOME folks decided to hide the Shutdown
> and especially Restart buttons/options from a user so well? Is it
> especially dangerous to use them nowadays? Or GNOME folks assume people
> do not shutdown/restart their computers anymore?

;)

In the power management settings (System Settings - Hardware - Power), you can set your computer to shut down when the Power button is pressed. That makes your computer behave just like any other gadget you may have.