HOW do you turn off your Ubuntu boxes?

[Bill Davidson]

Maybe this forum thread will help. It seems you're not alone with this 
problem.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=276642

HTH,
Bill

Gerry Visel wrote:
>    Since I upgraded to Edgy, my computer will not turn off when I "shut
> it down."  It goes to the Kubuntu desplash screen, walks across its
> progress bar, flashes a black screen, and then returns to the splash
> screen and sits.  No drive activity thereafter.  I have to hold the
> power switch down for five seconds to shut it down.
> 
>    Dapper behaved properly and shut off the box after the desplash
> screen progress bar got to the end.  
> 
>    Is there something I can do to get this behavior back?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gerry