How can I automatically shutdown the system after a certain customizable time?
Automatically Shutdown System After Specific Time – How to
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Related Solutions
Install gnome-schedule from the Ubuntu Software Center, load the program from Applications > System Tools. Use it to add an entry for the time you want the program to be closed like so:
This will kill all instances of firefox at a certain date/time, you can also have reoccurring events that kill off certain programs at certain times, for instance to encourage kids to not browse the internet or for killing certain games.
It is possible to do this kind of thing from the commandline too, but you need to know how to use crontab -l and how to write cron lines.
Best Answer
Open a terminal window and type in:
and just replace 60 with whatever number of minutes you want to take.
More info here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-473173.html http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/l5/lesson5a.html