qshutdown is a small program to shutdown/reboot/suspend/hibernate the computer.
This is a graphical utility that hows the time until the corresponding request is send to the gnome-, kde-session-manager or to HAL/DeviceKit.
This program may be useful for people who want to work with the computer for a certain time.
It’s free and open source software.
Key Features
- Logfile support.
- Hotkeys.
- DBus Interface method for starting qshutdown from scripts or other programs.
- Run with “parental lock” for every user
- Internationalization support.
Website: launchpad.net/~hakaishi
Support:
Developer: Christian Metscher
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Dependencies: qtbase5-dev, qttools5-dev-tools, build-essential
qshutdown is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Shutdown Timers | |
|---|---|
| KShutdown | Time and delay options, command-line support, and notifications |
| Shutdown Scheduler | Schedule shutdown and restart tasks |
| qshutdown | Offers DBus Interface method |
| hmtimer | Command-line and graphical tool |
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