[xubuntu-users] Laptop failing to shut down properly

[fred roller]

Shut down and hit esc once the icon shows so you can watch the shut down
sequence.  See where it hangs.

Fred Roller

On Sep 23, 2016 11:36 AM, "Neil Winchurst" <neilwin at drofle.co.uk> wrote:

> Recently I upgraded to Xubuntu 16.04 on my desk top computer. I also have
> a laptop as backup so I installed the same on that too. Then I found that,
> when trying to shut down, the laptop did not close down properly, but just
> stayed on a screen with a circle looping round and round. I had to close
> down by holding the power button down until it all finally stopped.
>
> Looking on the internet I find that a lot of people are having the same
> problem with version 16.04. There are various suggestions for fixing it,
> some of which work for some people but not for others. My wife and daughter
> are still on version 14.04 and I was planning to upgrade their laptops too,
> but not now.
>
> Has anyone on the list had this problem too? It seems to be just with
> Xubuntu and not Xfce. I have also tested both Linux Lite and Linux Mint
> with Xfce and they were fine. My desktop mostly works, but a couple of
> times I have had the same problem with that.
>
> Any suggestions, comments, help gratefully received.
>
> Neil
>
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