{"id":2087,"date":"2020-11-25T19:52:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T19:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2020-11-25T19:54:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T19:54:32","slug":"how-to-shutdown-linux-mint-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/mint\/how-to-shutdown-linux-mint-20\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Shutdown Linux Mint 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction:<\/h2>\n<p>Just like Debian 10, CentOS 8, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint 20 is also a very popular distribution of Linux and is used very frequently. Because of its lighter weight, it is preferred by a much larger community of users. As we know that there are multiple methods of shutting down a running system, therefore, today\u2019s discussion will be dedicated to all the methods of shutting down a Linux Mint 20 system.<\/p>\n<h2>Methods of Shutting Down Linux Mint 20:<\/h2>\n<p>If you wish to shut down your Linux Mint 20 system, then you can choose to follow any of the following four methods:<\/p>\n<h3>Method # 1: Using the Shutdown Button in Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>For approaching the shutdown button in Linux Mint 20, you have to locate the Mint menu icon and click on it as highlighted in the image shown below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2088\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-636.png\" alt=\"how to shutdown linux mint\" width=\"231\" height=\"43\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After clicking on this icon, the Mint menu will appear on your screen. From this menu, you have to click on the red shutdown button as highlighted in the following image:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2089\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-637.png\" alt=\"how to shutdown linux mint\" width=\"624\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-637.png 624w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-637-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you will click on this button, instead of immediately shutting down your Linux Mint 20 system, you will be presented with a dialogue box with a few options. You need to select the \u201cShut Down\u201d option from this dialogue box to immediately shut down your Linux Mint 20 system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-638.png\" alt=\"how to shutdown linux mint\" width=\"383\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-638.png 383w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-638-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Method # 2: Using the \u201cshutdown\u201d Command in Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>You can also run the \u201cshutdown\u201d command via the Linux Mint 20 terminal for shutting down your system in the following manner:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>sudo shutdown<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>You must run the \u201cshutdown\u201d with the \u201csudo\u201d keyword, otherwise, it will generate an error message.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"27\" class=\"wp-image-2091\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-639.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-639.png 357w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-639-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you will run this command, it will display a message on the terminal that your computer system will shut down exactly after one minute as shown in the image below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"81\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-640.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-640.png 647w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-640-300x38.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Method # 3: Using the \u201cshutdown &#8211;poweroff\u201d Command in Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>Another command for shutting down your Linux Mint 20 system via the terminal is \u201cshutdown &#8211;poweroff\u201d which can be used in the following manner:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>shutdown --poweroff<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"28\" class=\"wp-image-2093\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-641.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-641.png 406w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-641-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you will run this command, it will display a message on the terminal that your computer system will shut down exactly after one minute as shown in the image below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"59\" class=\"wp-image-2094\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-642.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-642.png 648w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-642-300x27.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Method # 4: Using the \u201csystemctl poweroff\u201d Command in Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>The last command with which you can shut down your Linux Mint 20 system is \u201csystemctl poweroff\u201d which can be used in the following manner:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>systemctl poweroff<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-2095\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-643.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-643.png 395w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/word-image-643-300x19.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best thing about this command is that it does not delay the shutdown process even for a second rather it immediately shuts down your Linux Mint 20 system without displaying any messages.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion:<\/h2>\n<p>In this article, we shared with you both the GUI based and the CLI based methods of shutting down a Linux Mint 20 system. Whenever you are done with your work on your Linux Mint 20 system, you can easily pick any method out of these four to turn off your system till you wish to use it again.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/debian\/how-to-shutdown-debian-10-from-command-line-and-gui\/\">Click here if you would like to shutdown Debian 10.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/ubuntu\/3-ways-to-safely-shutdown-ubuntu-20-04-lts\/\">Click here if you would like to shutdown Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Just like Debian 10, CentOS 8, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint 20 is also a very popular distribution of Linux and is used very frequently. Because of its&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[45,85],"class_list":["post-2087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mint","tag-linux-mint","tag-shutdown-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}