Shutting Down Ubuntu from the Command Line August 29, 2013August 8, 2012 by Ubuntu Guides for Begginers RedditTwitterHacker NewsFacebookEmailPocketTelegramWhatsAppyou can immediately shut down your system by using the shutdown command like this: $ sudo shutdown -h now You can also use the shutdown command to restart your computer, as follows: $ sudo shutdown -r now
This command is great for the Ubuntu Server Version, since there is no Graphic Desktop.
Great! Just what I needed to get things started with my server.